Reflective Statement
1. Fully state the standard in bold text. Then write a paragraph explaining your knowledge and
understanding of the standard—put the standard into your own words.
This standard is about how I, as a teacher, will use new learning technologies to enhance the
material that I am teaching in class. I plan instructional units that include a variety of software,
applications, and learning tools. I will change old lessons to become more updated through
using new educational technologies in the classroom. I will use the technology to support the
instruction in my grade level and subject area. I will explore new resources to incorporate in my
classroom, and will use the new resources to design, implement and assess student learning. I
will use this technology in a responsible, ethical, and legal way so that I can foster growth for
students.
Ptasienski 2
2. Explain how the artifact you chose demonstrates your understanding and application of the
standard.
For this artifact, I chose a Power Point that I created about modifying old lesson plans to
incorporate more technology in the classroom. In the slideshow, there are standards that need to
be met at the top of each slide, then one slide will describe how that lesson would have been
taught prior to incorporating technology. The following slide will state how the standard could
be met more effectively through the use of technology. This artifact fits the standard because it
their grade level and subject areas that I teach. It shows that I know how to effectively plan and
deliver instructional units that integrate a variety of technological advances in the classroom. All
3. A If the artifact has been used in your practice, reflect on how your teaching will change in
the future to further meet the standard.
B If the artifact has not been used in your practice, i.e., a class assignment, reflect upon how
your teaching will be impacted by the assignment.
This artifact has not been used in my practice before, however, I do believe that it will impact my
teaching in the future as a result of completing the assignment. This will help me to have a
resource of a variety of ways to modify lessons to make them more interesting and relevant to
students. Learning to incorporate technology in the classroom will help students to learn in ways
that are effective for their generation. This Power Point was great practice for me as well in
knowing how to find and apply different technologies in the classroom. Having this ability will
make the transition to having my own classroom easier in that it will aide in giving me ideas of
4. Conclude with a paragraph discussing how you are more prepared to Teach and Learn in a
Diverse Society as a result of satisfactorily meeting the standard.
This artifact helped me to be more prepared to teach and learn in a diverse society because
technology seems to be a universal language for all students today. There are programs,
software, databases, etc. that will help to create a classroom that is beneficial to ELL students,
students of different races, cultures, and learning levels. Applying some of the modifications
such as the ones presented in the Power Point could ease the development of accommodations
for students, and could make differentiating instruction more feasible. Knowing how to apply
technology in the classroom helps in preparing me to meet the needs of all my students.