21st century teacher

21st century teaching and learning:Reviewing your use of technologyAssessingand reporting21st century teachers havemodern assessment andreporting systems in place.These help them understand,identify and meet the needs ofthe learner.They use technology regularlyand consistently to:• support their professionaljudgement• track pupil progress• monitor learners to ensuretheir use of technology issafe, legal and responsible• communicate with parents/carers, sharing informationthrough online reporting.CaseStudiesImproving the quality of discussion between parents and learnersabout their education makes all the difference to what learnersachieve. The 21st century teacher makes sure that technology workshard to support this.Teachers at BlakestonCommunity Schoolcommunicate with parentsthrough the school’s learningplatform. They informparents about all aspects of apupil’s life in school. Theyalso hosted ICT training forparents to support familylearning, which has improvedpupil outcomes considerably.Parents are now betterprepared and informedfor parents evenings andmeetings at ClunburyPrimary School. The schooluses its website and webtechnology such as bloggingand podcasting to informparents of their children’swork in school.Becta has worked with schools using technology effectivelyin learning, teaching and assessment, administration andplanning and engagement with parents.Based on this, we have created the following checklist forteachers to use with a colleague/mentor. This will help youreview your progress in using technology and identifyactions to inform your professional development plan.The checklist will help you assess your use of technologyas a teacher, and how you interact with:• your learners• learning beyond school• your school.The checklist, with additional adviceand guidance, is also available at:Hodgson ComprehensiveSchool has achieved anincrease in A*-C sciencegrades from 30 per cent to 98per cent. Science teachersuse technology to shareassessment data withstudents. The feedbackenables students to addresstheir learning needs,resulting in higher grades.http://schools.becta.org.uk/21cteacherTurn over for checklist6 7