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“The mere presence of technology alters space arrangements and the flow of activities” (Williamson, & Redish, 2009, pp. 37-38). Which is why Standard II: Planning and Designing Learning Environments and Experiences is so very important in today’s classrooms. Based on this chapter and different experiences I have gained through this program, I have been able to change the way my classroom is set up and use more technology without hurting the learning going on in the room. This was all done through planning and designing the environment the correct way. Through several of the classes and this book I was able to gain new information and apply it with the information I was already using in my class to enhance learning in my classroom. I did this by integrating technology after consulting with co-workers and other educators to figure out what would work and what would not. This affected my experiences because some of it took me outside of my comfort zone and I had to think creatively to come up with solutions to problems that arose during the field-based activities.
 * TF/TL Standard II: Planning and Designing Learning Environments and Experiences **

From the Center for Applied Special Technology (n.d.), I used it to develop some of my lessons, it helped to pointed out four flaws of traditional assessments thusly: one or a combination of individual student learning differences, test media characteristics and student support provisions can confound results, and that the value of assessment data is limited by poor integration with curriculum limits. Using the CAST lesson Builder also helps to store lessons and helps to make sure you, as a teacher, are covering all of your bases and not forgetting any part of the lesson. Storing these lessons can help keep track for the future and you can also go back and add things that might work better and remove things that just did not work out in the lesson. Using this program has helped me take another look at what I am putting in my lessons and making sure I do have something for everyone. Using CAST helped me to implement this Standard into my field-based activities, which I found to be very effective because using CAST in the planning and the development of these learning environments helped cut down on problems that could have come up. Using CAST helped me assess my lessons after they were presented to the students. I was able to go back into the system and change things that did not work and make notes on things that worked and things I should try the next time. This was good for me to know and see, so I will not make the same mistakes a second time. I showed this program to my co-workers and I led trainings on how they could use it for their planning. It was good because I got feedback from them and they had other ideas of where we could use this program as a means for the whole department to put lesson plans.

Warlick (2007), talks about the role of the administrator and what they can do with a wiki and three unique advantages of wikis: 1. Practical-Wikis allow for community collaboration, 2. Political-Wikis democratize Web participation, and 3. Timely-Wikis provide the most up-to-date content. This being said, as a lifelong learner using Wikis might be a way of the future. Uploading lessons onto a Wiki site and having others have the option of being able to edit it in real time and give suggestion on how to present the ideas would be a great resource to have. A Wiki is something easily created and edited and can be used to make sure Standard II is followed. Wikis can shape the way we collaborate in the future because you do not have to be in the same room, school, district, or even state to get different ideas though a Wiki. Wiki’s can further shape how we look at and perform this Standard. Issues with Wiki’s could be they are easily accessible to all and can be changed by the wrong people. This is where it will be important to set them up the correct way. I would also like to see a better format of how they are set up right now; I think they could be a little more user friendly.

Williamson and Redish (2009), help us better understand the importance of the planning and the collaboration that takes place during the creation of lessons. The more people you involve in this process the more likely you are to find the problems and work them out before presenting them to the students. Educators from different subject areas can help create a strong lesson to present to the students. Standard II: Planning and Designing Learning Environments and Experiences, is one that needs to done the correct way if we hope to educate our students to their full potential. ** References ** Center for Applied Special Technology. (n.d.) Using UDL to accurately assess student progress. //Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age// (Chapter 7). Retrieved from []

Warlick, D. (2007). The executive wiki. //Technology & Learning//, //27//(11), 36-38.

Williamson, J., & Redish, T. (2009). ISTE's technology facilitation and leadership standards: what every K-12 leader should know and be able to do. Eugene, Or: International Society for Technology in Education.

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