I thought it was very interesting how they mentioned that even though all of this data is avaliable to tachers nowadays, by the time they actually act on that data it is too late. This is an issue that obviously needs to be taken care of. I feel at some point sthe article is a little vague at describing the new technology, but I got the major jist of it. It was interesting to see how the technology could give different practice exercises to each student based on their individual needs. However, I feel a good teacher should be able to recognize this without the help of technology. And a good teacher should have all of this organized ahead of time, so when the time comes they can give specific exercises to each student. However, i guess the technology couldn't hurt, but it might also make things more complicated. I don't know though, I would have to see the technology descibed in more detail.
I thought it was very interesting in education there is so much data being complied that now instead of be in need of data, teachers need real-time data so they can answer questions while the students are still in the classroom. I think by having this type of software it helps not only the teacher but the student learn more effectively. If a student is doing well in math but not science the software could say what areas to focus on. Unfortunately, I have only seen this software in Colleges and perhaps while the idea has merit it is not a great plan due to some teachers being overwhelmed in urban schools. The teachers that do have the software sometimes cannot access the data because it is too late they need to look at fresh data.
@Jacob.... I completely agree with everything you said. I think the side effect of not getting fresh data and also having little time to organize due to other commitments most teachers will not have time to do all the necessary prep work.
In the classroom technology is starting to jump-start data collection for tracking and comparing student’s performance within the classroom. After reading the article concerns are mentioned about the amount of time it takes to collect data and analyze the data compiled for each student. I believe the time it takes to compile this data causes our teachers to lose valuable time and energy to improve on the skills that are necessary in school. Not all teachers are the same, so that the data collected might not be the information that certain teachers are looking for in the student’s. Teachers should be able to teach their student’s and give them regular tests and to be able to know what their students need extra help on without the use of technology. Technology is beneficial however since it can recognize performance levels for each student and can pinpoint what areas the students might need more attention and extra time. To plan exercises that can help in student’s performances will help both the teacher and the students in implementing the curriculum.
This article really opened my eyes to how teachers have all this technology but do not have the time to use it. It would be so beneficial to the students if teachers could realize right then and there after an assessment if a student is struggling to help them get back on track or even figure out a new learning style for that individual. I believe that teachers need to find time or even find new technology that can help them. If technology is used in the correct way we could see students moving forward with their learning. I remember when I was in the public school system and if you had a problem you needed to bring it up to the teacher yourself. So many students are scared to talk to their teacher one on one so if the teacher can figure out the students problem faster with technology it will make it will also easier for the students.
While technology is not the cure-all for accommodating each student in the classroom, it does significantly assist teachers in keeping track of their class in a relatively organized manner. Instead of worrying about losing gradebooks or student's assignments, the technology allows teachers to keep their data recorded in a safe location, and also allows the student to access their grade. In New Britain High School, the students and teachers utilize Power School, a website where grades are recorded and can be accessed at any time. This allows all parties, students, teachers, parents and others with access to determine what needs improvement. In the class, the teachers remind the students to check the site so that they become responsible for their grade by being aware of it
This article is actually very relevant to me since I sat in on a data team meeting the other day. My cooperating teacher and I left the meeting feeling like the data was not relevant to the students as much as it should be. The statistics that were being presented were, as the article says, a golden nugget of information, but from two years ago and about the average student. The data team is currently trying to revamp their technology to the most current curriculum management system. This will aid the school since it is expanding and gaining a greater diversity of students. I think Power school is also going to be an option that is presented. I think data can be very useful for helping students who are considered "outliers" rather than just the students who are considered average because we can pinpoint areas that the student themselves struggle with where differentiation would be needed.
As a math major, I find it very relevant to see how organizing and tracking student data can help a teacher really see 'the big picture', or to see how his or her students are doing compared to themselves, to others in the class, or even within a school or larger community. Technological resources that help a teacher do this quickly, accurately, and efficiently are key in today's classroom. I believe that this technology will only become more significant in the future.
I believe that this data needs to be included in each subject and curriculum. Even though the data is available it takes time for teachers to fully understand it and use it in the classroom to be beneficial to our students. I agree that sometime students feel intimidated or afraid to bring up an issue one on one with a teacher. If technology can be used it is just another way to make your classroom as safe as possible. Being a physical education major tracking students progress and assessment are very important in my program. We want to teach students to understand progression and improve their motor skills. Technology available can make this improvement more visual and easier.
You would think that much more schools would have such great tools like these examples to track their students success and what areas it is in. We can easily look at a report card or grades and see that a particular student isn't doing good in math or science but what exactly in the subject area is troubling he/she. These learning management systems would play such a huge role in pin pointing students weakness or strengths and providing teachers with ways to improve a student. This is a great way like the article says to track students. They can be tracked throughout their school education just like a transcript or report cards and this strategy can be implemented once we see a problem to minimize failure or staying back and increase students knowledge and confidence in the subject material. One thing that stood out to me that I thought was interesting is that not only can this be used on the students but it can also be used to measure teachers ability to teach and how well or bad they do it. I think hte learning management systems are great for schools and being able to keep kids on the right path.
THIS COMMENT IS TO VOICETHREAD BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW WHERE TO POST IT. I feel voicethread is a usefull tool because it is not your standard way of gathering information. It allows you to actually hear lessons and lesson ideas from other teachers simply by going online. I feel this can be used as a site to give ideas on what to teach in class or the way to go about teaching. So it can be used as a guideline or simply to spark to ideas. Also, it can be used directly in the classroom by having you class listen to specific voicethreads. This would be a good way to mix up the monotany from everyday class.
I thought this data keeping software is a great tool to be used in the schools. it is unfortunate that many schools do not have the opportunity to afford this software. as a Physical education teacher i would really enjoy being able to use this software in my class. data keeping is very important in P.E because sometimes it is the only way of measuring students progress. I think that this tool should be used to compare students' with their own scores from a previous time period rather than comparing them to other students. this way we can measure how much each student has progressed through out the unit rather than just saying whether or not they are as good as other students in the school and even around the country.
I thought it was very interesting how they mentioned that even though all of this data is avaliable to tachers nowadays, by the time they actually act on that data it is too late. This is an issue that obviously needs to be taken care of. I feel at some point sthe article is a little vague at describing the new technology, but I got the major jist of it. It was interesting to see how the technology could give different practice exercises to each student based on their individual needs. However, I feel a good teacher should be able to recognize this without the help of technology. And a good teacher should have all of this organized ahead of time, so when the time comes they can give specific exercises to each student. However, i guess the technology couldn't hurt, but it might also make things more complicated. I don't know though, I would have to see the technology descibed in more detail.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was very interesting in education there is so much data being complied that now instead of be in need of data, teachers need real-time data so they can answer questions while the students are still in the classroom. I think by having this type of software it helps not only the teacher but the student learn more effectively. If a student is doing well in math but not science the software could say what areas to focus on. Unfortunately, I have only seen this software in Colleges and perhaps while the idea has merit it is not a great plan due to some teachers being overwhelmed in urban schools. The teachers that do have the software sometimes cannot access the data because it is too late they need to look at fresh data.
ReplyDelete@Jacob.... I completely agree with everything you said. I think the side effect of not getting fresh data and also having little time to organize due to other commitments most teachers will not have time to do all the necessary prep work.
ReplyDeleteIn the classroom technology is starting to jump-start data collection for tracking and comparing student’s performance within the classroom. After reading the article concerns are mentioned about the amount of time it takes to collect data and analyze the data compiled for each student. I believe the time it takes to compile this data causes our teachers to lose valuable time and energy to improve on the skills that are necessary in school. Not all teachers are the same, so that the data collected might not be the information that certain teachers are looking for in the student’s. Teachers should be able to teach their student’s and give them regular tests and to be able to know what their students need extra help on without the use of technology. Technology is beneficial however since it can recognize performance levels for each student and can pinpoint what areas the students might need more attention and extra time. To plan exercises that can help in student’s performances will help both the teacher and the students in implementing the curriculum.
ReplyDeleteMatthew R
This article really opened my eyes to how teachers have all this technology but do not have the time to use it. It would be so beneficial to the students if teachers could realize right then and there after an assessment if a student is struggling to help them get back on track or even figure out a new learning style for that individual. I believe that teachers need to find time or even find new technology that can help them. If technology is used in the correct way we could see students moving forward with their learning. I remember when I was in the public school system and if you had a problem you needed to bring it up to the teacher yourself. So many students are scared to talk to their teacher one on one so if the teacher can figure out the students problem faster with technology it will make it will also easier for the students.
ReplyDeleteWhile technology is not the cure-all for accommodating each student in the classroom, it does significantly assist teachers in keeping track of their class in a relatively organized manner. Instead of worrying about losing gradebooks or student's assignments, the technology allows teachers to keep their data recorded in a safe location, and also allows the student to access their grade. In New Britain High School, the students and teachers utilize Power School, a website where grades are recorded and can be accessed at any time. This allows all parties, students, teachers, parents and others with access to determine what needs improvement. In the class, the teachers remind the students to check the site so that they become responsible for their grade by being aware of it
ReplyDeleteThis article is actually very relevant to me since I sat in on a data team meeting the other day. My cooperating teacher and I left the meeting feeling like the data was not relevant to the students as much as it should be. The statistics that were being presented were, as the article says, a golden nugget of information, but from two years ago and about the average student. The data team is currently trying to revamp their technology to the most current curriculum management system. This will aid the school since it is expanding and gaining a greater diversity of students. I think Power school is also going to be an option that is presented. I think data can be very useful for helping students who are considered "outliers" rather than just the students who are considered average because we can pinpoint areas that the student themselves struggle with where differentiation would be needed.
ReplyDeleteAs a math major, I find it very relevant to see how organizing and tracking student data can help a teacher really see 'the big picture', or to see how his or her students are doing compared to themselves, to others in the class, or even within a school or larger community. Technological resources that help a teacher do this quickly, accurately, and efficiently are key in today's classroom. I believe that this technology will only become more significant in the future.
ReplyDeleteI believe that this data needs to be included in each subject and curriculum. Even though the data is available it takes time for teachers to fully understand it and use it in the classroom to be beneficial to our students. I agree that sometime students feel intimidated or afraid to bring up an issue one on one with a teacher. If technology can be used it is just another way to make your classroom as safe as possible. Being a physical education major tracking students progress and assessment are very important in my program. We want to teach students to understand progression and improve their motor skills. Technology available can make this improvement more visual and easier.
ReplyDeleteYou would think that much more schools would have such great tools like these examples to track their students success and what areas it is in.
ReplyDeleteWe can easily look at a report card or grades and see that a particular
student isn't doing good in math or science but what exactly in the
subject area is troubling he/she. These learning management systems
would play such a huge role in pin pointing students weakness or
strengths and providing teachers with ways to improve a student. This
is a great way like the article says to track students. They can be
tracked throughout their school education just like a transcript or
report cards and this strategy can be implemented once we see a problem
to minimize failure or staying back and increase students knowledge and
confidence in the subject material. One thing that stood out to me that
I thought was interesting is that not only can this be used on the
students but it can also be used to measure teachers ability to teach
and how well or bad they do it. I think hte learning management systems
are great for schools and being able to keep kids on the right path.
Eric D
THIS COMMENT IS TO VOICETHREAD BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW WHERE TO POST IT. I feel voicethread is a usefull tool because it is not your standard way of gathering information. It allows you to actually hear lessons and lesson ideas from other teachers simply by going online. I feel this can be used as a site to give ideas on what to teach in class or the way to go about teaching. So it can be used as a guideline or simply to spark to ideas. Also, it can be used directly in the classroom by having you class listen to specific voicethreads. This would be a good way to mix up the monotany from everyday class.
ReplyDeleteI thought this data keeping software is a great tool to be used in the schools. it is unfortunate that many schools do not have the opportunity to afford this software. as a Physical education teacher i would really enjoy being able to use this software in my class. data keeping is very important in P.E because sometimes it is the only way of measuring students progress. I think that this tool should be used to compare students' with their own scores from a previous time period rather than comparing them to other students. this way we can measure how much each student has progressed through out the unit rather than just saying whether or not they are as good as other students in the school
ReplyDeleteand even around the country.