Using Technology to Support Learning

Module IV: Using Technology to Support Learning

Module IV of this professional development program is designed to be taught in a face- to-face or online environment. It is intended to fit within two 7.5 hour days.

Outcomes & Suggested Timeframe for Instruction

# Outcome Suggested Timeframe Participants will understand how Data Driven Decision 3.0 hours 1 Making (DDDM) drives instructional practices to improve student learning in technology. Participants will locate sources of formative (grade books) 4.0 hours and summative (MD Report Card) data available to them 2 and identify ways they can be used to improve student learning. Participants will develop a variety of re-teaching strategies 4.0 hours 3 to facilitate student learning. Participants will develop multiple strategies for re- 2.0 hours 4 teaching/re-learning incorporating instructional technology for student self-selection. Participants will reflect upon improvement of student 1.0 hours 5 learning. Participants will plan for communicating student outcomes 1.0 hours 6 with expanded learning community.

Module IV 1 Materials Needed: Throughout this module, you will need the documents listed below. Some of them will be available as links within the module.

Data-Driven Decision-Making (DDDM) Article Links DDDM Synopsis Voluntary State Curriculum (VSC) or local curriculum Formative v. Summative Questions Participant Gradebook Formative & Summative Data Definitions DDDM Chart TL8 Lesson Seed Examples or Participant’s Lesson Seed Examples from Module II. A Handbook on Universal Design for Learning and Accessible Technology: Proactive and Accommodative Instructional Strategies for Today’s Teachers , by Denise C. DeCoste, Ed.D. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) FAQs Maryland Technology Literacy Student Standards (MTLSS) MD Report Card Website MD Report Card School and Student Assessment Data Chart Strategy Reflection Form Module IV Plan for Communication LEA Lesson Plan Template or Generic Lesson Plan Template LEA Evaluation Form

Module IV 2 Outcome 1: Participants will understand how Data Driven Decision Making (DDDM) drives instructional practices to improve student learning in technology.

Suggested timeframe: 3.0 hours.

Activities Materials/Links . Participants read the Data-Driven . Data-Driven Decision-Making Decision-Making (DDDM) synopsis (DDDM) Article Links and articles provided in DDDM Article . DDDM Synopsis Links. . Participants write at least a one page paper about their feelings in using DDDM to drive student learning of the Maryland Technology Literacy Student Standards (MTLSS). . Participants submit DDDM paper to facilitator as per directions.

Module IV 3 Outcome 2: Participants will locate sources of formative (grade books) and summative (MD Report Card) data available to them and identify ways they can be used to improve student learning.

Activities Materials/Links . Participants read Formative & . Voluntary State Curriculum (VSC) or Summative Data Definitions provided. local curriculum . Participants complete the Formative vs. . Formative v. Summative Questions Summative Questions provided based . Participant Gradebook on their knowledge of formative and . Formative & Summative Data summative data. Definitions . Participants submit Formative vs. . DDDM Chart Summative Questions to facilitator as . MD Report Card Website per directions. . MD Report Card School and Student . Participants will review their school’s Assessment Data Chart data from the MD Report Card website. Complete and submit the assessment of knowledge of MD Report Card School and Student Assessment Data Chart. . Facilitator or participants will select a MD Report Card data point that needs improvement and correlate your grade book data and VSC indicators relevant to that data. . Participants will use the DDDM Chart, to brainstorm and list a strategy for each indicator to improve student learning. . Participants submit DDDM Chart to your facilitator as per directions. . Participants share strategies with the group.

Module IV 4 Outcome 3: Participants will develop a variety of re-teaching strategies to facilitate student learning.

Activities Materials/Links . Participants will use the data point . TL8 Lesson Seed Examples chosen in the last outcome, to create 3 . A Handbook on Universal Design for “lesson seeds” to improve that score Learning and Accessible Technology: using the MTLSS. Within each “seed,” Proactive and Accommodative participants justify their use of Instructional Strategies for Today’s technology and account for UDL and Teachers , by Denise C. DeCoste, Ed.D. Assistive Technology. . Universal Design for Learning (UDL) . Participants choose one of the “lesson FAQs seeds” created and expand it into a full . Maryland Technology Literacy Student lesson plan (using a template required Standards (MTLSS) by the LEA, or the one provided here). . LEA Lesson Plan Template . Participants submit “lesson seeds” to . Generic Lesson Plan Template facilitator as per directions.

Outcome 4: Participants will develop multiple strategies for re-teaching/re-learning incorporating instructional technology for student self-selection.

Activities Materials/Links . Participants will revise each seed . MTLSS created in Outcome #3 to incorporate a . TL8 Lesson Seed Examples variety of reteaching strategies. . A Handbook on Universal Design for Strategies for each new “seed” should Learning and Accessible Technology: include instructional technologies, Proactive and Accommodative UDL principles and MTLSS. Instructional Strategies for Today’s . Participants submit revised “lesson Teachers , by Denise C. DeCoste, Ed.D. seeds” to facilitator as per directions. . Universal Design for Learning (UDL) FAQs

Module IV 5 Outcome 5: Participants will reflect upon improvement of student learning.

Activities Materials/Links . Participants will complete the Strategy . Strategy Reflection Form Reflection Form following the implementation of the re-teaching strategies. . Participants submit Strategy Reflection Form to facilitator as per directions. . Participants share which strategies worked best with the group.

Outcome 6: Participants will plan for communicating student outcomes with expanded learning community.

Activities Materials/Links . Participants will complete Module IV . Module IV Plan for Communication Plan for Communication worksheet  LEA Evaluation Form which will help them develop methods to disseminate information to different stakeholders. . Participants submit completed Module IV Plan for Communication worksheet to facilitator as per directions. . Participants complete and submit LEA evaluation form as provided by facilitator.

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