Standard 2.

2 Teaching, Learning, and Assessment

Reflection:
The artifact that reflects mastery of Standard 2.2 is a lesson plan designed for a collaborative
learning opportunity with a friend of mine who is a childrens author and a pilot for a major
airline in Atlanta. The lesson plan reflects a student-centered learning task and follows the
template and guiding questions established by ISTE. This lesson plan details the standards
addressed, the purpose of the lesson, assessment techniques, and differentiation strategies
addressed. This lesson specifically addressed the fourth grade standards for Science and English
Language Arts.
The planning portion of this lesson required the utilization of research based instructional
strategies. These strategies insured the authenticity and effectiveness of the lesson. The design
and structure of the lesson allowed for a student centered learning opportunity. This project was
guided by the students interests in a specific weather anomaly. The design of the lesson allowed
the students to pick out their individual weather anomaly and to develop a presentation that they
would deliver at the end of the project. Differentiation was addressed through the use of word
processing software and read aloud software that gave all students equal access to grade level
content materials. This lesson allowed students to demonstrate their learning in a relevant and
meaningful way and supported students as they shared their project electronically with the
collaborating author/pilot. This lesson allowed for the modeling of research based best practices
during the instructional design phase of the lesson.
The development and utilization of this lesson was an important learning tool for me. It allowed
me to learn the components of an ISTE lesson plan. It also showed me the benefit of using
technology as a differentiation tool to address the learning needs of all the students found in
todays classroom. I completed research for this project on student centered learning
opportunities. I learned the benefits of student driven instruction on achievement and knowledge
acquisition. This information I will carry forward in future learning opportunities for my
students.
This lesson was actually implemented with my students, which allowed me to assess and
evaluate the impact on student learning in real time. I used a pre-test on the science content
standards for fourth grade on climate and weather to ascertain prior knowledge. After completing
the assignment, a post test was given and the results were analyzed. The results of the post-test
showed a significant increase in content knowledge on weather anomalies. The digital
presentations created by the students were also used as a measure of success for this learning
opportunity. Ongoing assessment was completed through all phases of the project.