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Planning and Designing Learning Environments and Experiences.
Educational technology facilitators plan, design, and model effective learning environments and multiple experiences supported by technology. Educational technology facilitators:
TF-II.A. Design developmentally appropriate learning opportunities that apply technology-enhanced instructional strategies to support the diverse needs of learners. Candidates:
1. Provide resources and feedback to teachers as they create developmentally appropriate curriculum units that use technology.
2. Consult with teachers as they design methods and strategies for teaching computer/technology concepts and skills within the context of classroom learning.
3. Assist teachers as they use technology resources and strategies to support the diverse needs of learners including adaptive and assistive technologies.
TF-II.B. Apply current research on teaching and learning with technology when planning learning environments and experiences. Candidates:
1. Assist teachers as they apply current research on teaching and learning with technology when planning learning environments and experiences.
TF-II.C. Identify and locate technology resources and evaluate them for accuracy and suitability. Candidates:
1. Assist teachers as they identify and locate technology resources and evaluate them for accuracy and suitability based on district and state standards.
2. Model technology integration using resources that reflect content standards.
TF-II.D. Plan for the management of technology resources within the context of learning activities. Candidates:
1. Provide teachers with options for the management of technology resources within the context of learning activities.
TF-II.E. Plan strategies to manage student learning in a technology-enhanced environment. Candidates:
1. Provide teachers with a variety of strategies to use to manage student learning in a technology-enhanced environment and support them as they implement the strategies.
TF-II.F. Identify and apply instructional design principles associated with the development of technology resources. Candidates:
1. Assist teachers as they identify and apply instructional design principles associated with the development of technology resources.
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It was previously noted that application of appropriate pedagogies should be part of the planning and designing of learning environments and experiences. Multiple intelligences (MI) theory is an example of such. In the multiple intelligences classroom a teacher must learn to come up with lesson plans that will combine intelligences in creative ways (Stanford, 2003). �MI theory suggests that no one set of strategies will work best for all students at all times� (Stanford, 2003, p. 82). Students who have strengths in specific intelligences are given the opportunity to succeed when lessons include varied modes of instruction. �Changing teaching strategies and curricula without changing assessment methods will not bring about full benefit of the MI theory for teaching and learning� (Stanford, 2003, p. 82). This is just one of the many possible theories that may be considered in the design of a learning program.
The artifact I have included to demonstrate my competency in this standard is a proposal for an online course. I completed this as a project requirement for Distance Learning for Educators. I designed a mini-online course for preparation of use of County Prep High School�s Wellness Center. I feel this project demonstrates my competency in the second standard because its composition required me to apply concepts of the second standard such as designing developmentally appropriate learning opportunities and planning strategies which would manage student learning.
This artifact could serve as a model for the design of future online courses. For example, I am currently constructing the components of an online Health course to be offered this summer. I reflect upon my work with this project as guidance toward the design of activities and assessments. Yet, there is much progress to be made. As I continue my endeavors in online teaching, I am certain I will become a more proficient technology facilitator.
Stanford, P. (November 2003). Multiple intelligence for every classroom. Intervention in School and Clinic, 39, 2.