PS1: Identifies, helps design, implements, and evaluates authoring, programming, and problem-solving environments for use in the classroom
As a classroom teacher, I quickly saw the use for learning management systems, first starting with Edmodo, then
taking Haiku for a brief spin, and ultimately deciding on Schoology. Last winter, I designed PD for teachers around proficiencies and transferable skills using Schoology. In an effort to model for teachers the mastery tools in the Enterprise version (acquired with a grant I wrote through the Tarrant Foundation), I co-created a unit that allowed teachers to self-pace and experience assessments based on proficiencies designed around our annual goals.
Lunch n' Learn: sharing the authoring tool Nearpod.
I host bi-weekly lunches for teachers where we explore new tools, delve deeper into those we are already using, and expand their practices. I recently shared Nearpod with them, and the following week, one of our teachers shared what she had created.
Schoology Course highlighting mastery tracking tools