Week 1 Blog

Part 1:

My name is Lorena Rubio. I am in my 5th year teaching and currently teaching 1st grade Dual Language. I enjoy teaching but have found an interest in technology! I would love to work with more of the aspect of technology within the education field. Super excited to start!

Part 2:

In my district, the rubric used is the Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS). https://teachfortexas.org/ This evaluative rubric is used yearly, uses a scale to rate from improvement needed to distinguish and provides descriptions that are specific under each category for the specific rating. The administrators use these rubrics to evaluate teachers in different settings or data such as observations, walkthroughs, artifacts, student growth and analyzing student data. 

When comparing the ISTE technology use expectations and the T-TESS, two areas that illustrated good alignment are 1.A Empowered learner (ISTE) with 1.4 Activities (T-TESS) and 3.C Knowledge Constructor (ISTE) with 1.1 Standards and alignment (T-TESS).

1.A Empowered Learner states that with appropriate technology usage and setting goals students are able to demonstrate knowledge and reflect on their learning which is similar to 1.4 Activities states the use of technology depending on  appropriate student abilities and active engagement  help out in the ownership of their learning process. 

3.C Knowledge Constructor states the exploration of teacher-selected tools help organize and make connections to their learning similar to 1.1 Standards and alignment states integrating the use of technology enhances the master of their learning. 

The areas that are not aligned are 2. Digital Citizen and 4C Innovative Designer

2. Digital Citizen which is important in the current day especially being safe online and the responsibility of sharing information.

4.C Innovative Designers use a process to design an idea or creation and are able to test or retest and redesign the idea or creation which expands their hands on experience and extends their problem solving skills. 

Misalignment with ISTE and T-TESS  when using technology in the classroom can cause limited technology tools/devices or online resources that could enhance the learning for students. A helpful resource to incorporate the deficiencies would be the Age Band Articulation specific to the Age group that is being taught to the district standards because it breaks it down to what are the skills or strategies the students need in that particular area which would assist in addressing areas of concern. 






















Sources:


International Society for Technology in Education. (2017).  ISTE Standards for 


Students:  A practical guide for learning with technology. ISTE 


(ISBN:978-1-56484-398-2)


https://teachfortexas.org/Resource_Files/Guides/T-TESS_Virtual_Intruction_Rubric.pdf 


(n.d). T-tess.


Comments

  1. JerryAugust 28, 2023 at 6:12 AM

    Hey Lorena,
    I'm glad to see that, as a fellow Texas state educator, the T-TESS used state wide has some solid mentioning and explicit language for integrations to technology. I'm a district currently that uses their own specific evaluations and let's just say, there is space for improvements. I was definitely surprised to view my own rubric for the first time through the tech integration lens and see how little I was able to find. When looking over the T-TESS myself, I agree with your analysis that implementing age bands could help set a better pathway and foundation to staff and students for whatever range they may fall under. We deserve to have zero room for confusion and possible misalignment in our rubrics and especially in how we should explicitly integrate tech into our classes. Technology is not something we can ignore in our schools systems, so rather than those who chose to fight it, we need (and encourage others) to embrace it.

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