Standard 1: Facilitate and Inspire

Student Learning and Creativity

Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments.

TEACHERS…

(a.)

• Promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness.

• How we felt the project meets the standard:The teacher and the project instructions encourage student to think creatively/innovatively in his/her reflection of historical links in essays and slide/music presentation.

(b.)

• Engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources.

• How we felt the project met the standard: Student uses a variety of digital

tools/resources to explore/create links with historical events. These resources are:

Technology Sources Used by Student:

• Word Program (2 essays)• Digital Video (Song: “We Didn’t Start the Fire”)• Internet Resources (to explore historical links)• Audio Recording of Song (and lyrics)• Digital Photos of Historical Events (for student’s

slide/music show)• Power Point (Student creates a slide/music show)

(c.)• Promote student reflection using collaborative tools to

reveal and clarify students’ conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes.

• How we felt the project met the standard: Teacher periodically collaborates/reflects with student

throughout entire length of project. (through document analysis forms, before beginning Part 2 of project, when student presents the Power Point at the end of Part 2)

(d.)• Model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in

learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments.

• How we felt the project meets the standard: Teacher prepares students for the project throughout the

duration of the year by engaging with them in their learning about historical events. At the end, the student creates a Power Point slide/music show to share with teacher and other students. The teacher is engaged in learning with the student-presenter and other students during this show.