ePortfolio of Amanda G.S. Wooley
NETS*T 1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity

Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments. Teachers:

a. promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness.
 
b. engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources.

c. promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students' conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes.

d. model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments.


Artifact: Got Rice? A Group 1 presentation on the educational game FREERICE.COM.

This assignment allows students to use educational technology to develop skills in various subjects while simultaneously introducing them to social consciousness issues of extreme penury and hunger.