ECOMP 6101: Reflection Essay

Assignment: As you reach the conclusion of the core and required coursework for your Master's degree in Education, it is appropriate to consider what has been achieved and what that achievement means for you as a professional.  This paper is to be an articulation of the major THEMES which have emerged for you over the course of your Master's degree program and a consideration of the implications they have for you as you plan your professional future.

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ECOMP 6102: Break the Standard Apart

Standard referenced from the International Society for Technology Education (ISTE).

Grades 6–8 (Ages 11–14)
6. Employ data-collection technology such as probes, handheld devices, and geographic mapping systems to gather, view, analyze, and report results for content-related problems. (3,4,6)

1. What do the students need to Know & Understand to meet this standard?

• Equipment vocabulary

2. Patterns of Reasoning must students be able to apply?

• Determine which data-collection tool to use for a piece of data
• How to use the tools mentioned to solve the content-related problems.

3. What Performance Skills do students need?

• How to gather the data

• How to use the equipment highlighted
• How to use the systems mentioned

4. What Products should they be able to create?

• A report showing the results of their analysis

5. What Dispositions will students need to develop to meet this standard?

• Safe use of the data-collection technology