JMU Partnership for 21st Century Skills

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

Rubric III.B elaborated:
Teachers use technology to support learner-centered strategies that address the diverse needs of students.
 

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Following must be included to achieve “meets” on all criteria.
□ Two or more lessons/activities that use technology to teach content.
□ Learner-centered strategies are used in the lessons/activities and a narrative describes how the lessons/activities address the strategies
□ Description of the type of diversity targeted and how technology addresses the diversity to meet the needs of the student(s).
   
 
Criterion Meets

Support learner-centered strategies

Instructional activities integrate learner-centered strategies in teaching content using technology as a learning tool.
   
 
Key Words and Phrases to Include and Address in Reflections:
1. Learner-centered strategies – focus instruction on the needs, preferences, and interests of the learner.
   
Tips
1. Must submit at least two lessons/activities that contain learner-centered strategies.  Lesson/activities use technology to teach content. Teachers act as facilitators of the learning process, providing feedback and direction to students.  Connections to real-world experiences help students construct new meanings from information they obtain.  Examples of learner-centered strategies are:  problem-based learning, inquiry/discovery methods, inductive methods, role-play, simulation, and cooperative learning.  Learner centered activities include student-produced products that demonstrate the results of their learning.  Rubrics are a good tool to use when assessing student products, so they are a good indicator of a learner-centered strategy.  They give clear guidelines for students and teachers so expectations are clear.
   
Examples of content for reflection:

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 “lesson plan involves students working in cooperative groups to create a presentation… they had an opportunity to choose an activity in which they could produce a jingle, PowerPoint presentation, role play, or be the teacher.”
2. “PowerPoint presentations will be created and refined and students will perform peer and self evaluations…  students will be given the project rubric prior to beginning their research…”
3. “Students are given a choice of projects to complete … I grade on a rubric, which is added to the project guidelines. Students who used the rubrics did very well.”
4. “… students were permitted to choose their activity.”
5. “Cooperative groups were created…”
 
Criterion Meets

Address diverse needs of learners

Instructional activities identify learner-centered strategies and select appropriate technology targeting the diverse needs of learners.
   
 
Key Words and Phrases to Include and Address in Reflections:
1. learner-centered strategies – focus instruction on the needs, preferences, and interests of the learner.
2. diverse needs of learners – address different styles of learning, different kinds of intelligence, and demographics such as:  ethnic, cultural, poverty, English language proficiency, and disabilities.
   
Tips
1. You must submit at least two lessons/activities that contain learner-centered strategies.  Lesson/activities must use technologies that address the diverse needs of learners.  Describe what type of diversity(ies) is targeted and how technology helps meet these needs.
   
Examples of content for reflection:

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 “…I address the needs of my special education students by the amount of information they are required to have in their project … high-level students would be expected to find more in-depth information …”
2. “Cooperative groups, based on learning style …”
3. “This lesson provides choices to the students and includes opportunities for multiple intelligences and learning styles to come to the forefront …”
4. “Students with special needs may receive guidance and assistance from resource teachers … assignments may be modified according to stated IEP accommodations.”
5. “Special need students may be paired with a peer in a collaborative learning experience.”
6. “… target sites for ESL students to use and give teachers a place to find appropriate material for those ESL students in their classrooms.”