The Day I Become the Leading Teacher
Technology is a beneficial tool for teaching
and learning in the classroom. Technology helps the teacher increase learner engagement,
motivation and enhance opportunities for collaboration (Costley, 2014). If I
were a leading teacher in a classroom, I would make the teacher utilize the
Edulastic technology for formative assessments and evaluations. Edulastic is a
web-based platform that works to help instructors monitor and assess through
the mastery of standards (Sitkin, 2016). A teacher needs to register then set
up his/her class and assignments to assess learning by question option. The
teacher proceeds to invite students to submit their work. A report is then
generated to show whether the work meets the set standards.
How to use Edulastic in formative assessments
Edulastic enables a teacher
to track student data related to learning standards. The teacher will create an
assessment in the form of questions for the learners to practice and complete
on the platform. Edulastic will then produce a report for each student score;
the teacher can then note individuals that struggle with a specific standard
and formulate individualized instructions (Sitkin, 2016). They can then choose
to re-teach a standard to the whole class or an individual. By utilizing
Edulastic, the teacher can review questions from the learner’s perspective and
award flexible points depending on the student’s or class needs.
Benefits of Edulastic
Edulastic is an effective tool for standard-based concepts in
learning. It provided timeless evaluations and identification of learners that
need intervention. The teacher can, therefore, individualize learning without
affecting the progress of other learners in the class. Edulastic also gives the
learner an opportunity for personalized instruction and practice to master a
concept or skill.
In conclusion, Edulastic is one of the best technology teachers can use to assess their students. Therefore, I would make the teacher utilize the Edulastic technology for formative assessments and evaluations.
As illustrated in image 1; the teacher can view both
personalized and overall scores for assessments.
Image
1: 7th Grade- Math and
ELA formative assessment (Edulastic, 2019)
References
Costley, K. C. (2014). The
Positive Effects of Technology on Teaching and Student Learning. Online
Submission. Retrieved from https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED554557.pdf
Edulastic.
(2019). 7th Grade- Math and ELA formative assessment. Retrieved from
Edulastic.com: https://edulastic.com/teachers/
Sitkin, J.
(2016, October). Edulastic. Retrieved from Common Sense Education:
https://www.commonsense.org/education/website/edulastic
