Jose Garcia's Blog

I found the class very practical in the assignments we were given and the discussions we had in class. I appreciated my peers and their comments. I got some great ideas that I can use in my classroom in the future. The class gave me some great formative and summative strategies and tools that went along with them. I also learned how data can be used to enhance my class.  After this class I feel prepared to use the formative skills I learned in class and the digital tools that support it. Throughout this class I learned to use the formative assessments as a way to connect to my students. The formatives we talked about in class will help me gauge my students strengths, interest and weaknesses to help change my lessons.  What I learned about summative assessments will enhance my classes in the future. I knew that summative assessments are an important aspect to any class but researching it a bit further I found that there is so much more to it. The podcast and articles we read he...

  Artifact 1 Module 7 Assignment: Create an Online Rubric for Scoring a Tech-based Project Genius Hour I really enjoyed this assignment. I found it to be practical and fun to do. It also allowed me to go back and review the assignment and update it. I used many of the sources that we were given in class to enhance this project. After reviewing it I saw that I needed to update it to include a more technology based results from the students. When I first started the assignment 3 years ago I did not have a written rubric for the students to reference. This gave me an opportunity to create one for my project next year. I especially liked the online version of the rubric that I can attach to the project.  I look forward to assigning this next year. I think my students will get a lot out of this project and now they will get even more with the new rubric.  Artifact 2 Module 2 Assignment: Assessment Tool Comparison - Infographic A very cool assignment that showed me how dynamic...