Using Mastery to Advance Students' Proficiency Levels
Background:
Jose Rodriguez is a 5th-grade teacher at Ambassador School of Global Education. He is Ambassador's Technology Lead Teacher and the Schoology Champion. Mr. Rodriguez is leveraging the Learning Management System (LMS) to integrate some of the digital learning environments, like Khan Academy and Google Apps. He discusses how important it is to familiarize students with the platform and also ease teachers into diving deeper with tagging learning objectives. Mr. Rodriguez shares an experience of how he has organized the LMS and how he uses student mastery data to advance proficiency levels.Learning Management System Audience for this example:
- Teachers
- Students
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And this is why:According to Mr. Rodriguez, the “key to understanding how the LMS can transform student experiences is to have an exposure to the platform.” Initially, he was under the impression that he needed to tag and cover all learning objectives. As he progressed and his understanding of the LMS solidified, Mr, Rodriguez changed tactics and decided to only focus on a few learning objectives and track student progress using the mastery grading provided in the LMS. Mr. Rodriguez now monitors and uses LMS data to advance student achievement levels. This is how he is providing a high-quality .
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- Computational Thinker
Mr. Rodriguez collects data using the Mastery Screen in Schoology. He uses this data to problem solve and target students needs. This immediate feedback gives him an idea of what students are learning and assists him to further plan and advance students mastery of skills and objectives.Next Steps: