As Melanie and I are embracing this project, we are very excited to showcase student learning and to make learning visible to the students. In such a short time, we have already seen growth and excitement amongst our students to share their learning through the play-based Learning Centres. In addition, it has been a great tool for assessment. We just recently hosted up to 60 members from our board (Kindergarten Teachers, Special Assignment Teachers, SEF Leads, Director of Education), and Dr. Mary Lou McKinley from the Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat. We were able to showcase our TLLP project and share our successes thus far.

In the powerpoint presentation below, we are portraying how we captured student learning during explicit, guided and independent instruction.

 

In addition, we have applied to present at the Eastern Ontario Catholic Curriculum Cooperative which will be held in Cornwall, ON in April 2013.

Presentation on capturing student learning.

Results

TLLP ELKP Teacher's Survey- Phase 1

Assessment tools- Please check the appropriate boxes.

I use:

Tools	Daily	Weekly	Monthly	Once/ twice per year	Survey Results June 2012
Student portfolios					100%
Anecdotal Notes					100%
Checklists (scale)					100%
Video					56%
Photographs					94%
Computer software (i.e., games that record class achievement)					50%
Scribing					94%
Learning Stories					50%
Co-operative Learning (i.e., traffic lights; thumbs up/thumbs down)					69%
Conferences					88%
Self Assessment					88%
Peer Assessment					69%
Other:					13%

 

Out of the list provided, what tools of assessment do you find most effective (even if you do not use them, i.e. iPad, iPod)? Why?

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How comfortable are you with using technology in your classroom? Circle the box that describes you best.

 

What form of technology do you use in your classroom? Please check the appropriate boxes:

Technology In the Classroom		Survey Results
Computer		68%
Interactive whiteboard technology (i.e., SmartBoard).		44%
Document camera (i.e., Elmo)		31%
Senteo Student Responders		6%
iPad		38%
iPod		19%
Camera		75%
Video camera		38%
Class/ School website		25%
Other:		0%

 

Do you use technology as an assessment tool in your classroom? If so, what do you use? If using an iPad/ iPod what applications do you find useful?

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Getting Started

Last May, we started our journey by surveying Kindergarten Teachers about assessment tools they use in the classroom and if/what technology they use in their classroom. We presented our TLLP project to all Kindergarten teams (teacher and ECE) and had them complete a survey. This allowed us to gather baseline data that helped us begin in September.

First Survey

We are looking to network with teachers and Early Learning Educators about the use of iPads and SMARTboard technology in Early Learning Kindergarten classrooms.