Overview

Naomi Harm

Innovative Educator Consulting CEO

Phone: (608) 386-2018

Email: naomi@naomiharm.org

Twitter: @nharm

Technology Keynotes...

The major function of student needs assessment is to provide educators the tools and information necessary to make solid decisions about how to best facilitate the educational experience from start to finish. This information will assist in setting learning objectives, selecting appropriate technology, deciding on curriculum content, and determining strategies for effective learning. The main goal of 21st Century student needs assessments is to establish, facilitate, and maintain an environment that is learner focused. To determine assessment areas, educators must ask themselves, “What do I want to know about my students that will help me determine what to teach, how to teach, what technology to employ, and where to start the educational experience?” There are many assessment areas, but certain areas are essential when planning Web-based and technology infused learning, such as: Computer skills, learning styles, and a learner’s desired outcomes.
Within this workshop educators will explore, discuss, collaborate and create a variety of online 21s century skills assessments and resources through a multitude of online assessment repositories. Educators will have the opportunity to:

• Use free online application to develop your own checklists, rubrics, and open-text assessments from scratch.
• Access databases of hundreds of high-quality, ready-made assessments on products and performances, processes, and thinking skills and modify them to meet your individual needs.
• Save your assessments in a Teacher Workspace or share them with another teacher who is registered in the site.
• Learn about the research and theory behind successful assessment.
• Find a wide variety of assessment strategies you can use with your students.

Many online researched based assessment portals will be showcased and explored which will include: Route 21, sponsored by The Partnership for 21st Century Skills, offers a one-stop-shop for 21st century skills-related information, resources and community tools. Route 21 offers over 100 formative and summative assessments for assessing digital students. Educators will find a treasure chest filled with assessment resources like the Intel Education Assessing Project, which helps instructors create assessments that address 21st century skills. Included are strategies to make assessment an integral part of their teaching and help students understand content more deeply, think at higher levels, and become self-directed learners.

21st Century Assessments for Today's 21st Century Learner