Standard 3.1 Classroom Management & Collaborative Learning
Candidates model and facilitate effective classroom management and collaborative learning strategies to maximize teacher and student use of digital tools and resources. (PSC 3.1/ISTE 3a)
Artifact: ELL Report
Reflection:The English Language Learner (ELL) Report artifact best displays my ability to model and facilitate effective classroom management and collaborative learning strategies to maximize teacher and student use of digital tools and resources. The report was created to describe my five day experience collaborating with both teacher and students, to model and facilitate a quality learning experience for English language learning (ELL) students. The artifact displays how the students used various digital tools to help with their English language comprehension.
The artifact displays my ability to design a lesson that facilitates effective classroom management. The artifact clearly displays my ability to work with large and small groups of students including one-on-one instruction. While working with students proper classroom management was maintained at all times. The students followed the directions and I made certain to conduct all of the lesson in professional manner. The teacher and coach utilized OneNote and Word to collaborate the lesson and share data with the students. The lesson uses digital tools to create a collaborative learning experience. The students used various digital age assessment tools such as Kahoot and Quizizz, to create effective assessment data for effective differentiated instruction. Additional tools such as EduBlogs and the Formative add-on were included to drive teaching and learning. Due to technology access and usability issues the students were able to complete the lessons using their own devices, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD).
After completing this artifact I learned about the importance of proper collaboration between the coach, teacher and students. Through this artifact I learned that collaboration is more than just using digital tools to communicate. Collaboration is also about building effective partnerships with others. As a coach I did collaborate with my co-teacher and students, but I learned that I needed to work on my listening skills. According to Jim Knight in his book, Instructional Coaching: A Partnership Approach, to improving instruction, true authentic listening requires, "an authentic desire to listen to others may be our most important communication skills" (p. 79). Although I did listened to the directions of my co-teacher my collaborative learning strategies required improvement. I learned that collaborative strategies only work if true authentic learning is modeled in the classroom. Collaborative strategies will not work if authentic listening is not modeled in the classroom at all times. If I were to do this lesson again, I would pay better attention to the teacher and students in an effort engage in a real and authentic listening. I believe that students have difficulty performing in collaborative learning strategies because true listening skills are not modeled in the classroom.
Completing this artifact has greatly impacted faculty development and student learning. My knowledge of collaboration and collaborative tools has greatly benefited both my personal professional practice and staff development. After completing this lesson, I conducted several staff development trainings on OneNote and Office 365 collaborative features. The impact of this artifact can be seen in an increase in collaborative tools such as Microsoft Office 365, OneNote, OneDrive and Blogs. Increased usage in digital tools and collaboration can be assessed using lesson plans, unit plans, administrative walkthroughs and increased signup for computer labs and carts.
References:
Knight, J. (2007). Instructional coaching: A partnership approach to improving instruction. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
The artifact displays my ability to design a lesson that facilitates effective classroom management. The artifact clearly displays my ability to work with large and small groups of students including one-on-one instruction. While working with students proper classroom management was maintained at all times. The students followed the directions and I made certain to conduct all of the lesson in professional manner. The teacher and coach utilized OneNote and Word to collaborate the lesson and share data with the students. The lesson uses digital tools to create a collaborative learning experience. The students used various digital age assessment tools such as Kahoot and Quizizz, to create effective assessment data for effective differentiated instruction. Additional tools such as EduBlogs and the Formative add-on were included to drive teaching and learning. Due to technology access and usability issues the students were able to complete the lessons using their own devices, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD).
After completing this artifact I learned about the importance of proper collaboration between the coach, teacher and students. Through this artifact I learned that collaboration is more than just using digital tools to communicate. Collaboration is also about building effective partnerships with others. As a coach I did collaborate with my co-teacher and students, but I learned that I needed to work on my listening skills. According to Jim Knight in his book, Instructional Coaching: A Partnership Approach, to improving instruction, true authentic listening requires, "an authentic desire to listen to others may be our most important communication skills" (p. 79). Although I did listened to the directions of my co-teacher my collaborative learning strategies required improvement. I learned that collaborative strategies only work if true authentic learning is modeled in the classroom. Collaborative strategies will not work if authentic listening is not modeled in the classroom at all times. If I were to do this lesson again, I would pay better attention to the teacher and students in an effort engage in a real and authentic listening. I believe that students have difficulty performing in collaborative learning strategies because true listening skills are not modeled in the classroom.
Completing this artifact has greatly impacted faculty development and student learning. My knowledge of collaboration and collaborative tools has greatly benefited both my personal professional practice and staff development. After completing this lesson, I conducted several staff development trainings on OneNote and Office 365 collaborative features. The impact of this artifact can be seen in an increase in collaborative tools such as Microsoft Office 365, OneNote, OneDrive and Blogs. Increased usage in digital tools and collaboration can be assessed using lesson plans, unit plans, administrative walkthroughs and increased signup for computer labs and carts.
References:
Knight, J. (2007). Instructional coaching: A partnership approach to improving instruction. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.