Create Unit Capstone
GAVS TOOL Unit 4 Summary- Alan Hendrick
Creation Unit Summary
Besides creating Differentiated Teaching Items or Remediation Items (which I’ve used for many years in the special education classroom), this unit challenged me to think about new ways to present material to students, such as making Concept Maps or Portable Learning Units. I had utilized material from other websites before, but the idea of constructing my own portable learning unit online is very new. As I was working on this unit, it made me think more about the appearance of my work for examples I present to students and ways to enhance it. I had previously realized that gaining a student’s attention with an eye-catching image on a news items was important, but now I am using images in my feedback to students as well to get their attention as well.
I think the fundamental problem for me with creating more graphical representations of math problems and using video or images more in my teaching has always been the thought, “that is how women teach.” I was always proud of how I could teach so many math concepts with a stick, some rocks, and a sandbox if I could not use any other tools. I thought making the learning process as simple as possible was always the best approach. Then in 2011, I quickly discovered this approach does not work in the online environment, and I needed to become more creative. It’s been a struggle to let go of my preconceptions about creative teaching and embrace its innovative methodologies of incorporating video, images, and online games into the classroom, but I’ve found creative teaching can be successful and is required for online teaching.
Creation Unit Postings
My Blog Post on Creation
Create 1.1.2. Creating a Content Map
My Concept Map: http://hendriah.edublogs.org/?p=231
http://hendriah.edublogs.org/?p=217
http://hendriah.edublogs.org/?p=227
Create 2.1.2 Using Web 2.0 Tools to Differentiate Teacher Instruction
http://hendriah.edublogs.org/?p=247
Create 2.1.3 Using Web 2.0 Tools to Differentiate Student Assessment
Differentiated Instruction Assessment: http://hendriah.edublogs.org/?p=254
Create 3.1.1 Open Educational Resources and Creative Commons
http://hendriah.edublogs.org/?p=257
Create 3.1.2 Fair Use and the TEACH Act
http://hendriah.edublogs.org/?p=261
Create 3.1.3 Locating Resources
http://hendriah.edublogs.org/?p=265
Create 4.1.1 Define and Explain Learning Object Authoring Tools
http://hendriah.edublogs.org/?p=276
Create 4.1.2 Principles of Building Portable Learning Objects
http://hendriah.edublogs.org/?p=284