May+Field+Based+Activities+Reflections




 * Reflections on May's Activities:**

During the last part of May, I met with my partner, Rhonda Johnson, to evaluate the success of our collaborative involvement in the production of a motivational music video for TAKS. In the meeting we discussed specific steps in the development of the project, and how these steps could be improved for future projects. We also discussed the level of engagement and enthusiasm of the students throughout the project. She shared her experience in allowing students to lead the class and teach others when she was not knowledgeable of technology methods and techniques needed to solve problems and complete parts of the project. This was a very positive experience for her and allowed her to overcome some of her fears in regard to technology integration. After some informal discussion along these lines, we began to identify effective group process skills implemented in this learnign activity. According to TF/TL-VIII.C., it is important to "Apply effective group process skills," in order to meet Standard VIII (p.190). We identified the effective group processes in our meeting, so that we would be able to share these processes with other teachers on our campus and in our district. Hopefully, this will be instrumental in implementing the project district-wide in the future. The fct that we have plans to share this project on a district level and encourage its implementation demonstrates TF/TL-VIII.D., which deals with the development and evaluation of district technology planning and implementation.


 * References:

Williamson, J. & Redish, T. (2009). //Technology facilitation and leadership standards: What every K-12 leader should know and be able to do.// Eugene, OR: International Society for Technology in Education. **