Demonstrate technical knowledge required for the design and use of custom, technology-enhanced curriculum.
(Hengstler, 2018)
Educators should be able to use the technology to enhance the curriculum and content they teach. The use of technology to enhance lessons and teaching does not take away or replace traditional teaching methods, but reinforces the content and curriculum being taught.
Evidence/Artifact
My evidence/artifact for Learning Objective 2 is the PowerPoint presentation that I created for the class activity in the fourth class. (Lawrence, 2018) I created a ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ presentation for my future classroom.
What I learned and Why is it important
I have found that PowerPoint is a powerful tool for students to use to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding by creating electronic books, presentations, and slideshows with music. Teachers are able to use PowerPoint to aid and reinforce content and curriculum in various ways such as the demonstrated choose your own adventure presentation, electronic books, and my favourite, using it to create single use and reusable worksheets.
British Columbia Teacher Regulation Branch (TRB) Standard Link
I can link my artifact to the fifth TRB standard as as an educator PowerPoint can be an instructional strategy. Currently, I am using PowerPoint in my Slam Poetry unit lesson for my fourth year practicum as both an instructional tool in addition to a classroom management tool, as can be seen in the below example.
Educators implement effective practices in areas of classroom management, planning, instruction, assessment, evaluation and reporting. Educators have the knowledge and skills to facilitate learning for all students and know when to seek additional support for their practice. Educators thoughtfully consider all aspects of teaching, from planning through reporting, and understand the relationships among them. Educators employ a variety of instructional and assessment strategies.
References
BC Ministry of Education Teacher Regulation Branch, 2018, Standards for Education,Competence and Professional Conduct of Educators in BC, https://bit.ly/1wImPao
Gibson, T. (2016, March 06). Students Test ‘Gold Digging’ Robots & Playing A New Type of Tag. Retrieved September 28, 2018, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4kJwx6QzGU
Lawrence, D. (2018). EDTE-431-dlawrence-class-4.pptx. Vancouver Island University, Duncan, B.C.
Murphy, I. (2017, August 23). Transform Your Classroom With Flexible Seating – Classkick. Retrieved September 28, 2018, from https://blog.classkick.com/transform-your-classroom-with-flexible-seating-2fa581d8366a
Pixabay · Stunning Free Images. (n.d.). Retrieved December 5, 2018, from https://pixabay.com/
POWERPOINT. (n.d.). POWERPOINT. Retrieved December 5, 2018, from https://products.office.com/en-ca/powerpoint
Vancouver Island University. (2018). EDTE 431: Instructional Design: Application of Instructional Technology course syllabus. Duncan, B.C.: Julia Hengstler.
Willenborg, J. (2017, August 06). After 2 years Teacher continues her traditional Handshakes with old students & New arrivals. Retrieved September 28, 2018, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vwDdxbuBnA
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