JMU Partnership for 21st Century Skills

NETS*T Standard III:  Teaching, Learning, and the Curriculum

Rubric III.A elaborated:
Teachers facilitate technology-enhanced experiences that address student content and technology standards.
 

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Following must be included to achieve “meets” on all criteria.
□ Two or more lessons/activities that show evidence of technology use by students.
□ Lesson/activities identify content and technology standards being addressed.
   
 
Criterion Meets

Facilitate technology-enhanced experiences

Instructional activities provide appropriate technology-enhanced experiences as a means to support student content learning.
   
 
Key Words and Phrases to Include and Address in Reflections:
1. technology-enhanced experiences – instructional activities containing the use of technology by students.
2. support student content learning – content standards (objectives) addressed in lessons are identified. 
   
Tips
1. Provide at least two instructional activities (lesson plans or activity descriptions) that involve students using technology.  The activities list the content from your curriculum the students are learning.
   
Examples of content for reflection:

1.

 “My students took turns coming up to the SMART Board and identifying which explorer is credited with famous events by drawing a line from the explorer’s image to the events listed.”
2. “Each student was required to create a three slide presentation listing important facts about their specific president.  The students used laptops from the wireless cart to complete this activity…..”
3. “One activity I use to address the C/T 3-5.8 standard is to have my students write a short news article using Microsoft Word.  The story can contain no more than two pictures and must be formatted in a two column format….”
 
Criterion Meets

Address student content and technology standards

Lesson objectives and instructional activities are in alignment with appropriate content and technology standards.
   
 
Key Words and Phrases to Include and Address in Reflections:
1. alignment– technology and content objectives addressed in lessons are identified.
2. objectives, content and technology standards – specific state and/or national objectives and standards for core and technology content.  (i.e. SOLs, NETS*S)
   
Tips
1. Make sure your instructional activities (lesson plans or activity descriptions) list the content and technology standards they are addressing.  Although the technology in your activity may be primarily used to address a core curriculum standard, a technology standard is being addressed as well. Be sure to identify standards for core and technology curriculum.
   
Examples of content for reflection:

1.

 “In my lesson plan, I list the Math and Technology SOLs this activity addresses…”
2. “when doing research for our literature project, we are addressing the NETS*S standard for Technology Research Tools by addressing the objective:  Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources.”
3. “I have always listed the objectives of my lessons on the board before each class period.  I now include technology objectives on this list as well.”