Standard+II

Standard II** Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessments incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS for students. Teachers:
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 * 2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments **
 * a. ** design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity
 * b. ** develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress
 * c. ** customize and personalize learning activities to address students' diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources
 * d. ** provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching

I am constantly checking for understanding as a way to evaluate as I teach lessons. Most the time in PE evaluation of skill technique is done through teacher observation or peer observation/evaluation. The students are also evaluated on their ability to play the games by the rules using the correct form and techniques for skills necessary for game play in that specific sport. If I give a written test for each unit I would be using 15 of the 90 days for testing and I would rather the students be active instead of sitting down taking a written test. I feel they get enough of that in all of their other classes, they are sitting all day long, I want them up and moving as much as possible. However I do use mini quizzes that take about 3-5 minutes to complete, to make sure the students are understanding the major concepts that I want them to learn. I will have students perform skill tests to show that they understand the proper techniques for skills. I will be able to use assessment tools such as Survey Monkey, Quizstar, Equizzer, and Discovery Ed. Just by using these tools to assess will help save time and give me the efficiency that I am looking for. With how easy it is to use any of these tools I can also give pre-assessments to find out where my students are before we start the unit. In PE there is carryover every year from Elementary to Middle to High School with the activities we are doing as far as team and individual sports, it is important to see what the students are remembering from building to building year to year. A great tool to see what they are retaining over a long period of time. I can set up skill assessments and peer evaluations based off of a rubric using Rubistar. This makes it a lot easier for students to evaluate each other and learn through peer evaluation.
 * 1. List ways in which you assess and evaluate student learning.**
 * 1a. List at least 2 ways in which you could improve how you assess and evaluate student learning.**

The pure fact that data can be in a teachers hands instantly is a great advantage. Technology creates more time for teachers to evaluate and process data instead of taking the time to produce the data. Technology has made it so much easier and saves so much time when it comes to monitoring student growth. Technology also allows teachers to post grades and information on password protected websites that students and parents can view at any time. With the ability to use online assessment tools teacher will now have more time to concentrate on making sure every students needs are met. Technology also makes it easier for students to set goals and create their own action plan. There are many digital tools that allow students to track progress, set goals, analyze data, and journal experiences. This all provides opportunities for higher order thinking skills by students collaboratively and individually.
 * 2. List ways in which technology plays a role in helping you and your students monitor student growth and/or achievement.**

After reviewing many of the assessment tools out there, I see that there are many more that are just as effective and useful. Using web based assessments has many advantages. These web tools allow teachers to save so much time, because the assessment tool does the grading for you. Data is in the teachers hands instantly. Teachers can also allow students to have more than one attempt at a question, this is great for students that require modifications. As a student I would be much more interested in taking a quiz or test on the computer. I can remember when we took quizzes or tests in High School we would have to wait until the teacher was done grading them in order to find out our grade, I wasn't a big fan of that, I always wanted to know right away. I liked Quizstar the most out of all the assessment tools that I sampled. I like the ability to build different classes and create students list within the classes. I can use Quizstar to get quick results and eliminate the time it takes to grade quizzes. In PE we use quizzes much more than we use test. This is a quick an easy way to create short quizzes for our units. I would create quizzes for all of my units as an end of unit assessment on rules, techniques, and strategies of game play. I feel pre-assessments are a great way to start a unit. Pre-assessments give teachers a better understanding of where the class is as a whole. Teachers can also evaluate the results from the pre-assessment and it will show what needs to be reviewed and what the students already have a true understanding of.
 * 2a. List 2 ways in which you could better utilize technology to assess students.**

Projector and laptop on a portable cart, whiteboard in the gym, mobile lab, wireless internet access. I will be receiving all of this through a CFF grant. Our district already has received the equipment, but it will not be ready to use until the start of next school year!
 * 3. List resources that will help you grow in this area.**

Moving from written assessments to digital assessment tools will improve the quality and efficiency of assessments in the PE curriculum. Having students complete pre and post assessments using digital tools will be a big improvement on how assessments are completes in PE. Having students take pre-assessments using an on-line assessment tool to get a marker for what the students have retained from the previous years. Using on-line assessment tools to test students at the end of each unit will help save time and provide data instantly.
 * 4. Write a summary statement of 1a and 2a above in the form of an action you can take to incorporate digital learning experiences and assessments. Add this statement to the Action Plan.**