3850 Culminating Project (common assignment)

CI 3850, Literacy Technology and Instruction
Culminating Project

Assignment

The culminating activity for CI 3850 is a teaching presentation enhanced by media and technology that is appropriate for your content area and age level. The goals of this presentation are to utilize a suitable instructional strategy that directly relates to a NC SCOS Objective for your target age group/content area, collaborate with peers, effectively use technologies that are interesting to students, build understanding through a sequence of activities (presentation modes of overheads, PowerPoint, video, handouts, etc.) that require active learning and creative higher order thinking skills, and finally evaluate and reflect on the activity. Themes of literacy, technology and instruction from the course must be apparent in your project as you determine the topic of the presentation.

Your written materials should include:

1. A paragraph naming and describing your instructional strategy(ies) and explaining how your instructional strategy(ies) meets the needs of the students in your particular grade/content area. Be specific.

D.2.1
T.2.5
C.2.6

2. A paragraph about how the technology tools you use meet the needs of multiple types of learners. Say exactly what types of learners are benefited.

D.2.3
T.1.1
T.1.2
C.2.5

3. State NCSCOS content standards covered.

C.1.2
C.2.11

4. Work in a group of up to 3. Turn in your rough outline (made with everyone present if working in a group) a week before the project is due.

C.5.2
T.6.2

5. In a paragraph, explain how you plan to make this learning experience interactive with reference to specific elements of your lesson. Include at least 10 questions you will ask, focusing on higher order thinking skills. Post all of your written materials as a document in a folder in the shared drive (Shared on RCOE > 3850 > Your Instructor > Culminating Project > Folder with your name).

D.2.2
T.2.1
T.5.1

6. You will lead a 15 minute interactive learning experience that includes an interactive PowerPoint, a piece of a video clip from United Streaming, and at least one other media or technology piece (preferably all incorporated into the PowerPoint). Use the notes section under each slide to give instructions to another teacher using the PowerPoint and to share higher order thinking skills questions you will ask. Click here for PowerPoint Tips -- especially how to compress your Presentation. Put your PowerPoint in your folder on the shared drive also.

C.5.2
C.2.3

7. After you have led your experience, put a reflection in your folder (see above) about what happened when you taught and how you would change it. You can add this at the bottom of your written document (#’s 1,2,3 and 5 above). If you work in a group, each member should write his or her own reflection, though other written materials may be created cooperatively.

T.5.2

What you post in the shared folder must include your PowerPoint plus #'s 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7.

Standards

C.1.2 Teachers know the content appropriate to their teaching specialty.
C.2.3 Teachers are expert communicators
C.2.5 Teacher have strong and current technology skills.
C.2.6 Teachers plan instruction that is appropriate for the students they teach
C.2.11 Teachers align their instruction with the required curriculum
C.5.2 Teachers collaborate with their colleagues

D.2.1 Teachers seek and apply good matches among instructional goals, methods, and materials, and students' skills and abilities.
D.2.2 Teachers assist students in developing multiple learning strategies to address discipline specific content, communication, critical thinking, and problem solving skills.
D.2.3 Teachers modify instruction and assessment to meet the needs of individual student.

T.1.1 Teachers demonstrate introductory knowledge, skills, and understanding of concepts related to technology (as described in the ISTE National Education Technology Standards for Students).
T.1.2 Teachers demonstrate continual growth in technology knowledge and skills to stay abreast of current and emerging technologies.
T.2.1 Teachers design developmentally appropriate learning opportunities that apply technology-enhanced instructional strategies to support the diverse needs of learners.
T.2.5 Teachers plan strategies to manage student learning in a technology-enhanced environment.
T.5.1 Teachers use technology resources to engage in ongoing professional development and lifelong learning
T.5.2 Teachers continually evaluate and reflect on professional practice to make informed
T.6.2 Teachers apply technology resources to enable and empower learners with diverse backgrounds, characteristics, and abilities.

Grading Rubric

Criteria	0 Does Not Meet Standard	1 Meets Standard	2 Goal	Your Score
Appropriate instructional strategy D.2.1: Teachers seek and apply good matches among instructional goals, methods, and materials, and students' skills and abilities. T.2.5: Teachers plan strategies to manage student learning in a technology-enhanced environment. C.2.6: Teachers plan instruction that is appropriate for the students they teach. D.2.2: Teachers assist students in developing multiple learning strategies to address discipline specific content, communication, critical thinking, and problem solving skills.	Instructional goals, methods, and materials are inappropriate for the target student population; they do not enhance learning in a technology rich environment.	Instructional goals, methods, and materials are appropriate for the target student population, and technology is integrated effectively into the lesson.	Instructional goals, methods, and materials are appropriate for the target student population, and technology is smoothly integrated into the lesson. There is a focus on multiple learning strategies, and the lesson as a whole promotes students' communication and problem solving skills.
Effective use of current and emerging technologies T.1.1: Teachers demonstrate introductory knowledge, skills, and understanding of concepts related to technology (as described in the ISTE National Education Technology Standards for Students). T.1.2: Teachers demonstrate continual growth in technology knowledge and skills to stay abreast of current and emerging technologies. T.5.1: Teachers use technology resources to engage in ongoing professional development and lifelong learning C.2.5: Teacher have strong and current technology skills.	The presentation includes little technology and does not demonstrate the presenters' knowledge of current or emerging technologies.	The presenters show some knowledge of current and emerging technologies and their use in teaching.	The presentation is technically advanced, and the presenters are confident using current and emerging technologies in the context of learning activities.
Appropriate/effective use of technology to support diverse learners. D.2.3: Teachers modify instruction and assessment to meet the needs of individual student. T.2.1: Teachers design developmentally appropriate learning opportunities that apply technology-enhanced instructional strategies to support the diverse needs of learners. T.6.2: Teachers apply technology resources to enable and empower learners with diverse backgrounds, characteristics, and abilities.	The lesson fails to provide learning opportunities for diverse learners and/or fails to identify, locate, and implement appropriate technologies to meet the needs of a variety of students.	The lesson works to provide learning opportunities that support the needs of diverse learners, and the technology employed in the presentation is related to this effort. The technologies employed are suitable for the presentation goals and objectives.	The lesson is clearly designed with the needs of a diverse population in mind, and technology is used throughout to help meet these needs. The presenters have stretched to identify, locate and implement appropriate technologies suitable for presentation goals and objectives.
Appropriate use of content area standards, goals & strategies C.1.2: Teachers know the content appropriate to their teaching specialty. C.2.11: Teachers align their instruction with the required curriculum	Presentation goals, standards and strategies are unclear.	Presentation goals and strategies are clear.	Presentation goals and strategies are clear and explicit. The presenters thoughtfully examine how the goals and the teaching strategies are aligned.
Organization of content/preparation C.2.3: Teachers are expert communicators C.5.2: Teachers collaborate with their colleagues	There is a lack of collaboration among group members; the presentation is an inappropriate length or poorly organized.	The presentation displays some collaboration among group members; the flow and timing of the presentation is adequate.	The collaboration among group members is evident throughout. The presentation exhibits appropriate flow and timing, and there is a strong sense that the presentation has been carefully planned and rehearsed.
Evaluation/ Reflection T.5.2: Teachers continually evaluate and reflect on professional practice to make informed decisions.	Evaluation and/or reflection are not present.	The reflection evaluates the lesson, including the used of technology. Suggestions for improvement are included.	The reflection demonstrates a thorough and thoughtful evaluation of the lesson, including how the technology resources were used. The reflection includes specific ideas for improvement.