Section 3 Reflection

Rossi’s Five Domain Evaluation Model

This evaluation model emphasizes the needs and resources of the project. Rossi’s model allows evaluators to evaluate any or all the domains depending on the content of the project. There are five domains with this model: needs, theory, implementation, impact, and efficiency. Depending on the projects, guidelines can determine which domains to evaluate. For example, if the primary purpose of the project is to implement a new program and measure the impact, efficiency is not relevant to this evaluation. I really like how you can pick and choose which domains to evaluate to make sure the learners are getting the most out of each project. This model is a great evaluation tool to show the students different key components in developing new ideas. I teach 3^rd grade, so I can see using this model in my classroom in a variety of different ways, especially science. The only domain I see being a little difficult for my students would be impact and efficiency. I could see my advanced students getting to this step, but overall those two might be a little farfetched.

Brinkerhoff’s Success Case Method

This model emphasizes more the outcome and how you got there as opposed to the actual product process. Out of all the models, I thought this model would be the best to use in my classroom because through the different questioning you find out what works best for individuals and what didn’t work. The first way I thought about using this was different addition strategies. This model would help determine which students felt successful with different strategies. This would not only help to see how students are thinking through problems, but it would also be easier to group students together who are thinking alike to help build relationships to lean on. I could also see using this model with technology projects involving different resources. After they completed the activity, it would be neat to see what problems different groups or individuals encountered and whether or not those problems could be fixed with a different resource. 

At my district, our main emphasis is on rigor and level of thinking. I think there should be some type of accountability to associate with these two important parts. It is important to not only put technology in the students’ hands, but also to make it relevant and reach the highest level of each skill. Teachers need to be able to ensure the technology or other resource is beneficial to the students’ needs and not just a fluff resource. I know many teachers in my district just put technology resources in their lessons just to say they are using technology. However, when you look at the correlation between the two there is no connection. There is already not enough time in the day to get in everything that needs to be taught. Wasting time on irrelevant resources then becomes a problem.

My professional development series would showcase some different resources that are different in degree of difficulty and can be used in a variety of different ways.

I would start my series of professional development with a questionnaire or survey to see what is already known and what the teachers want to learn more about. I would start with an overview of the resources I chose to use which are QR codes and Jog the Web. I would then group everyone by their survey results so I could reach the needs of every teacher.

For the teachers who already have a firm foundation, I would challenge them to create a jog on Jog the Web to incorporate in their classrooms.

For the group with average experience, I would introduce the resource Jog the Web to them and give a brief description. First, I would give them an example to go through and see what the students will be doing. Next, I would have them brainstorm a topic to create a jog over. Then, the teachers would look for different activities and resources to make their jogs. Last, the teachers would create a QR code that would send students to the jog.

For the group that has little to no knowledge with either resource, I would introduce QR codes and discuss the different benefits. QR codes can be used to link to websites, show pictures, and content. For those teachers, I would have them create different QR codes that link to the three basic types. Then, I would introduce them to Jog the Web and show the search feature where they can search different topics and use existing jogs.

Throughout the different tasks and meeting times, I would have a time where teachers could share different ideas that worked and ideas that didn’t work. I have learned through different professional developments that teachers just want to be able to take something back to their classrooms that they can really use and see success and progress with..