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framework.Ms.MarshalldecidedtomakeherstudentsuseWeb2.0toolsto
brainstorm,writeinformation,andvideotapetheirwork.Inaddition,she
createdanonlineplatformthatallowedstudentstocritiqueeachothers
projects.Duringthelesson,thestudyexplainedthatitwasevidentthatMs.
Marshallhadalreadytaughtproceduresonhowtousethecomputerssafely
intheclassroom.Aprotocolwasclearandwellunderstoodbyherstudents,
whichdemonstratedanexampleonhowtoimplementTechnological
Knowledge(TK).Ms.Marshallalsousedtechnologyasaformative
assessmenttool,whichofferedanopportunitytocoursecorrectmid
journeywithoutpunitiveactions(WestandBleiberg,2013,p.13).
Effectivepedagogyisstronglylinkedwiththequalityofformative
assessments.Ms.Marshallusedthewritersworkshopwithtechnologyto
strengthenherformativeassessments,whichfacilitatedherreflectionon
studentsneedsandeditingforfuturelessons.
Ms.MarshallsdemonstratedContentKnowledge(CK)by
establishingessentialquestionsfortheRenaissanceproject.Sheusedthose
questionstoguideherinstruction,andherstudentsusedthemtocreatea
conceptmap,whichbecameascaffoldfortheirwritingproject.Inaddition,
Ms.Marshallgavestudentscontentandlanguageobjectivesbeforeeach
lesson.Theprocessofwritingandthinkingisapplicabletothecontentarea
subjects,andMs.Marshallprovedthatshecouldteachlanguageartsatits
bestmodalitybyusingsubjectslikesocialstudiesandscienceasthe
backboneforherunitsofstudy.
AsidefromtheTPACKframework,Ibelievetheprocessofself
reflectionisvitalineducation.Inmyopinion,teachersmustreflectontheir
ownpracticestofindbetterwaystomaximizelearningintheclassroom.
Reflectionandexperimentationshouldleadteacherstouseuptodate
research,anduseresultstocontinueimprovingpractice.
Inconclusion,educatorsmustoverseenumerousareasoftheir
professionalgrowththatrequirecontinualreview.Curriculumplanningand
implementation,usageofeducationaltechnology,classroomenvironment,
andmanagementmakethiscareeranextremelydifficultonetoexecutewith
perfection.
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Wetzel,K.,&Marshall,S.(2012).TPACKgoestosixthgrade:Lessonsfromamiddle
schoolteacherinahightechnologyAccessclassroom.,July23rd,2014.