Types+of+Assessment

The following types of assessments will be used in this project:


 * CMS statistics ** statistics downloaded from Course Management System.
 * Curriculum** this refers to plans made to increase teaching about technology in Education 314/316 at Capital University.
 * District policies on technology** these will be gathered and retained in the process of creating the safety checklist.
 * District, school, and classroom-based assessments** standardized achievement data, assessments common to the entire school, and relevant classroom-based assessments (such as reading achievement).
 * ePortfolios** electronic that are created by pre-service and in-service teachers.
 * Materials on CMS** these are learning-related materials placed on the project's Course Management System for the purpose of participants gaining access to them asynchronously; these materials will be presented using distance learning strategies. All materials that are placed on the CMS that are not confidential by reason of district policy will be downloaded and shared with eTech following the completion of the program.
 * Pre- and Post-program survey** survey administered to all pre-service and in-service teachers participating in this proposed program. The pre-program survey will be administered at the beginning of the fall semester. Fall semester pre-service teachers will fill out the post-program survey at the end of fall semester. The pre-program survey will be administered at the beginning of the spring semester and at the end of the semester to pre-service teachers. In-service teachers will fill out the post-program survey in May, 2012
 * Project records** information recorded about project-related events
 * Public website** a website that is accessible by the public and which has information on it that complies with safety and digital citizenship standards. This website will continue to be available even after the grant project's time is ended.
 * Records of communication** this is all recorded instances of communication between principle investigators, in-service teachers, pre-service teachers, district personnel, communities of practice, and so forth. The recordings may be through retention of email, transcripts of instant message conversations, messages on the discussion areas of the CMS, and messages on the discussion area of the public website
 * Records of conferencing** conferencing web apps/software records of conferences.
 * Records of monitoring public website** review of the public website will take place often and records will be kept of these reviews.
 * Safety checklist** a grant project checklist of safety characteristics; the list will be based on NETS-t and NCATE standards as well as each district’s specific guidelines. This assessment will help pre-service and in-service teachers to review their specific technological projects in relation to issues of K-12 student safety.
 * Videos of workshops** videos will be taken of all workshops as part of the workshop evaluation strategy and also as a part of making information available to participants on the Course Management System via distance learning.
 * Workshop evaluations** following each workshop, participants will fill out evaluations so the workshop program can be constantly monitored for effectiveness.
 * Workshop records** agendas, notes, and other workshop materials from each professional development workshop.