A.

Personalization / Individualization / Differentiation

Learning Goals. Who selected what is being learned?

o Teachers
Learning Activity. Who selected how it is being learned?
o Teachers
Assessment of Learning. Who selected how students demonstrate their knowledge
and skills and how that will be assessed?
o Teachers
Technology Selection. Who selected which technologies are being used?
o Teachers

B. Agency / Control / Ownership / Choice / Interest / Passion

Talk Time. During the lesson/unit, who is the primary driver of the talk time?
o Both
Work Time. During the lesson/unit, who is the primary driver of the work time?
o Students
Technology Usage. Who is the primary user of the technology?
o Students
C. Communication

Audience. How are students communicating?

o Alone and then whole class
o If with others, with whom? (circle all that apply)
! After refreshing our memories about rhyming words with the portown,
each student will go on the padlet website and write their own rhyming
passage. Then we will come together as a class and discuss.
Communication Technologies. Are digital technologies being used to facilitate the
communication processes?
o Yes
o If yes, in which ways? (circle all that apply)
! Yes we will be discussing rhyming words and then discussing our
passages that we wrote.

D. Collaboration (co-working, co-creating; more than just communication)

Collaborators. How are students working?

o Alone then as a whole class
o If with others, with whom? (circle all that apply)
! Students in this school
o If with others, who is managing collaborative processes (planning,
management, monitoring, etc.)?
! teachers
Collaborative Technologies. Are digital technologies being used to facilitate
collaborative processes?
o Somewhat
o If yes, in which ways? (circle all that apply)
! Padlet is an online tool that everyone will be using

F. Discipline-Specific Inquiry

Domain Knowledge. Are students learning discipline-specific and -appropriate content

and procedural knowledge?
o Yes
o If yes, is student work focused around big, important concepts central to the
discipline?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.5

With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and
suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.6

With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce
and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.

Domain Practices. Are students utilizing discipline-specific and -appropriate practices

and processes?
o Yes
Domain Technologies. Are students utilizing discipline-specific and -appropriate tools
and technologies?
o Yes

H. Technology
Technology as Means, Not End. When digital technologies are utilized, do the tools
overshadow, mask, or otherwise draw the focus away from important learning?
o No
Technology Adds Value. Does technology add value so that students can do their
work in better or different ways than are possible without the technology?
o Yes
Meaningful Technology Usage. Are digital technologies utilized appropriately and
meaningfully for the learning tasks?
o Yes
I. Assessment

Alignment. Are standards, learning goals, instruction, learning activities, and

assessments all aligned, both topically and cognitively?
o Yes / No/ Somewhat
Authentic Assessment. Are students creating real-world products or performances?
o Yes / No / Somewhat
Assessment Technology. Are digital technologies being used to facilitate the
assessment process?
o Yes / No / Somewhat