Digital Badge I - Chapter 4

This week I found something in the chapter that reminded me of high school. According to the book, student learning objectives tell who, is going to do what, when, how much or how often, and how it will be measured or evaluated (Maloy, Verock-O'Loughlin,Edwards, & Woolf, 78). I remember doing all of those things as part of my warm up for the first ten minutes of class. Another concept that caught my eye, was enduring understandings. It is defined as " the big ideas or relevant information that students will remember long after the lesson has been taught (Maloy,Verock-O'Loughlin,Edwards,& Woolf, 79). I love this concept for the fact that it is meant to be a core part of the lesson that students take with them and keep locked in their minds. I hope that i will find ways to use technology to be able to help things "stick" better for them. The last concept that caught my eye was norm-referenced tests. I have always hated testing to determine a students pass or fail grade, but this test is different. This test is one that helps a teacher gauge where all of the students are in their knowledge compared to one another. I think that this is something that I may want to incorporate in my future classroom to help gauge where all of my students are, and where they need more help. I think that all of these concepts will be useful in my classroom and i hope to be able to use the technology tips i am learning now, to help spark my students interest and keep the all engaged in their work.