Assessing Meaningful Learning

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The tools that are talked about in this lesson benefit the student and the teacher in many ways. The teachers are able to get quick and good feedback from the clicker tools. They are able to quickly adjust the instructions as well. All the tools that are talked about in this class seem to be very helpful in the classroom and I recommend that teachers take advantage of these technological tools. The Inspiration or Kidspiration tool is very helpful for students and covers many subjects areas and grade levels. The use of these tools will continue to grow in classrooms and help the classrooms to evolve into our technological world.

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This class has been very helpful for me and will help me greatly in my future teaching. I am very familiar with technology and didn’t know many of these tools. I believe that all teachers need to know and be well educated on these tools so that they can be used in the classroom. Technology is big in our world today so when I become a teacher, I hope to use and take advantage of it as much as possible. My favorite thing I learned about in this class were the Web 2.0 tools. These are so useful and should be used. Classrooms will just become more technology advanced as time goes on so we must stay up to date with them and educate ourselves.

Technology Application Standards

§111.39. Algebra I, Adopted 2012 (One Credit).

 (a) Introduction.

(1) The desire to achieve educational excellence is the driving force behind the Texas essential knowledge and skills for mathematics, guided by the college and career readiness standards. By embedding statistics, probability, and finance, while focusing on fluency and solid understanding, Texas will lead the way in mathematics education and prepare all Texas students for the challenges they will face in the 21st century.

(2) The process standards describe ways in which students are expected to engage in the content. The placement of the process standards at the beginning of the knowledge and skills listed for each grade and course is intentional. The process standards weave the other knowledge and skills together so that students may be successful problem solvers and use mathematics efficiently and effectively in daily life. The process standards are integrated at every grade level and course. When possible, students will apply mathematics to problems arising in everyday life, society, and the workplace. Students will use a problem-solving model that incorporates analyzing given information, formulating a plan or strategy, determining a solution, justifying the solution, and evaluating the problem-solving process and the reasonableness of the solution. Students will select appropriate tools such as real objects, manipulatives, paper and pencil, and technology and techniques such as mental math, estimation, and number sense to solve problems. Students will effectively communicate mathematical ideas, reasoning, and their implications using multiple representations such as symbols, diagrams, graphs, and language. Students will use mathematical relationships to generate solutions and make connections and predictions. Students will analyze mathematical relationships to connect and communicate mathematical ideas. Students will display, explain, or justify mathematical ideas and arguments using precise mathematical language in written or oral communication.

 

These Technology Application Standards help to set up a teacher to be successful. It gives the teacher guidelines for teaching with technology and how to effectively do it. It separates the different applications that the teachers can use in different subjects. When I looked into the subject I chose, which is high school mathematics, I compared the applications of technology to what my students are supposed to know. This comparison helps me to understand how to teach my students the right way with technology. The information is really helpful to a teacher and sets good guidelines. Using the technology will help to utilize the TEKS. I can also use hands on activities to complete these TEKS.

 

I think that all of these TEKS are important, but one is specifically more important than any of the others. I like the fact of the students selecting tools, such as materials and technology in order to solve problems. Being hands on is important when teaching kids because it keeps them in the activity and paying attention. Students need to like what they are doing because they will learn more when they like what they are learning. Technology is liked highly by students, so this is a hands on tool that really helps in the classroom.