5.3 Program Evaluation
Candidates design and implement program evaluations to determine the overall effectiveness of professional learning on deepening teacher content knowledge, improving teacher pedagogical skills and/or increasing student learning.
Artifact: Action Evaluation Plan
Reflection:
This artifact was completed for ITEC 7460 Professional Learning and Technology Innovation. The purpose of this assignment was to evaluate the current reality of technology use at my school. This involved many facets of inquiry, including an interview with my principal. From this information, a Needs Assessment could be developed to determine where technology-based professional development was most needed.
This artifact shows mastery through the evaluation process, including designing and implementing a program evaluation, to determine the overall effectiveness of professional development aimed at technology use in the classroom. This helped me develop a needs assessment and professional development which was implemented. Reflecting on this experience will help as I continue to look into effective technology use at my school and ultimately provide coaching support to my colleagues.
I learned from this assignment that there really is no school-wide professional development plan in place and it is up to the teachers to help each other out in areas of technology. There are several teachers at my school that provide needed technology training through coaching, including me. It is a rewarding experience to be able to provide this support to other teachers, but school-wide initiatives need to be in place as well to make sure everyone has the support they need to use technology effectively in their classrooms. I will continue to make inquiries into the status of the technology vision and available professional development by using the process learned from this artifact.
Completing this artifact provided the basis for the Needs Assessment and Professional Development artifacts for previous standards (5.1 and 5.2). This artifact helped provide a foundation in which professional learning was based and will help with future professional development. Communicating with the principal and offering to help in areas of need will provide impact on professional development in the future.
Reflection:
This artifact was completed for ITEC 7460 Professional Learning and Technology Innovation. The purpose of this assignment was to evaluate the current reality of technology use at my school. This involved many facets of inquiry, including an interview with my principal. From this information, a Needs Assessment could be developed to determine where technology-based professional development was most needed.
This artifact shows mastery through the evaluation process, including designing and implementing a program evaluation, to determine the overall effectiveness of professional development aimed at technology use in the classroom. This helped me develop a needs assessment and professional development which was implemented. Reflecting on this experience will help as I continue to look into effective technology use at my school and ultimately provide coaching support to my colleagues.
I learned from this assignment that there really is no school-wide professional development plan in place and it is up to the teachers to help each other out in areas of technology. There are several teachers at my school that provide needed technology training through coaching, including me. It is a rewarding experience to be able to provide this support to other teachers, but school-wide initiatives need to be in place as well to make sure everyone has the support they need to use technology effectively in their classrooms. I will continue to make inquiries into the status of the technology vision and available professional development by using the process learned from this artifact.
Completing this artifact provided the basis for the Needs Assessment and Professional Development artifacts for previous standards (5.1 and 5.2). This artifact helped provide a foundation in which professional learning was based and will help with future professional development. Communicating with the principal and offering to help in areas of need will provide impact on professional development in the future.