Tech Assessment Artifact Reflection

Assessment is a key component in teaching and learning. The data collected guides our choices throughout the teaching and planning process. Throughout the course: Assessing and Improving Student Achievement with Technology, I spent quite a bit of time reflecting on my practices of assessment and reforming them with technology in mind. 

The first artifact I chose to reflect upon is an assessment I created for students with regards to multiplication and division and how the two are related within the path of learning division. I spent time creating this assessment first on a Google Form. Then, I uploaded it onto an online digital assessment platform: Edulastic. The Google Form for assessment is not something I had previously used as an assessment tool. However, the ease of use when creating as well as the ability for sharing this assessment with my team, is something I am positive will elicit my continued use of Google Forms. I also found it extremely easy to see student responses and take data in a timely manner.

Here the link to this artifact. Formative Assessment - Google Form. 

The second artifact I am highlighting is the Digital Badge I created with my students in mind. This digital badge came after we created a personalized pathway for student learning. The pathway was something new to me and really demonstrated to me the importance of student engagement to elicit motivation for learning. The ah-ha that occurred for me during this assignment and lesson was the understanding of the difference between differentiation and personalized learning. The main difference is the student centered nature of personalized learning. In pathways for personalized learning, students work at their own motivated pace. They are attempting activities that they have helped design with their teacher. At the end of the pathway, as students have demonstrated mastery of the standard, a digital badge for the skill can be awarded. 

Here is the digital badge I created for context clues. I look forward to using personalized learning pathways in my classroom when we return to school in the fall.