How can technology enhance learning when students aren’t the ones accessing it? How can we create effective assessments using technology? Also respond to the video that we watched about standardized testing-where is the balance and what should we strive for?
Technology can enhance student learning through their teachers knowledge of technological tools. If a teacher is more knowledgeable with technology then the teacher can constantly update their lesson plans, teaching techniques, and assessments given to the students. Teachers in my opinion should also stay current with new information in the subject area and be able to relay that knowledge to their students. Parents can also enhance learning for their students by being aware of and accessing parent portals, teacher web pages, and district websites that pertain to their child.
We can create effective assessents using technology by using digital tools to creat new assessments or adapt old assessments to the digital age. Students appreciate being able to get out of the classroom at times and are often excited to try out new forms of assessments i've discovered. I know it is hard to sometimes change up what seems like a good assessment, but I really feel like teachers need to be constantly trying out new things in their classroom.
I think we've tipped the scales in Nashua with the balance of testing. I actually believe we're overtesting at this point. I do know that testing will stick around throughout our whole professional lives and that we need to be prepared for it. Even after SAT's there are still GRE's and I also had two rounds of Praxis tests. Standardized tests are not going away anytime soon so we need to stay current with how standardized tests are evolving. We should strive for making tests not have such bad connections and really make them tools for students for their futures.
Technology can enhance student learning through their teachers knowledge of technological tools. If a teacher is more knowledgeable with technology then the teacher can constantly update their lesson plans, teaching techniques, and assessments given to the students. Teachers in my opinion should also stay current with new information in the subject area and be able to relay that knowledge to their students. Parents can also enhance learning for their students by being aware of and accessing parent portals, teacher web pages, and district websites that pertain to their child.
We can create effective assessents using technology by using digital tools to creat new assessments or adapt old assessments to the digital age. Students appreciate being able to get out of the classroom at times and are often excited to try out new forms of assessments i've discovered. I know it is hard to sometimes change up what seems like a good assessment, but I really feel like teachers need to be constantly trying out new things in their classroom.
I think we've tipped the scales in Nashua with the balance of testing. I actually believe we're overtesting at this point. I do know that testing will stick around throughout our whole professional lives and that we need to be prepared for it. Even after SAT's there are still GRE's and I also had two rounds of Praxis tests. Standardized tests are not going away anytime soon so we need to stay current with how standardized tests are evolving. We should strive for making tests not have such bad connections and really make them tools for students for their futures.
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