A Digital Teaching Platform to Further and Assess Use of Evidence-based Practices

A Digital Teaching Platform to Further and Assess Use of Evidence-based Practices

Elias, Jenann

CA
Bondie, R. (2015). A Digital Teaching Platform to Further and Assess Use of
Evidence-based Practices. Rural Special Education Quarterly, 34(1), 23-29.

The author, Rhonda Bondie, presents a solution to the challenge of assessing candidate teachers who are learning online. This solution is called Project REACH, which is a free online digital teaching platform.

The platform is learner centered which allows for collaboration, and support is available at any time, 24 by 7.

This paper seems more of an instruction sheet on using this platform. The learning path for teacher candidate steps are:

1. Learn Evidence-based practice (EBP). The website includes resources for 67 EBP’s. A teacher candidate uses resources developed by others to “develop knowledge about specific EBPs and guides for classroom implementation.”
2. Plan instruction, using learning and collaborate tools on the website. Invite other Project REACH users to collaborate on instructional plans. This includes:
1. Unpack curriculum standards
2. Develop multiple assessments
3. Design differential lesson plans
4. Apply Universal Design for Learning
5. A field-test report
6. Analysis of student work
3. Reflect on impact. Field test. Upload and annotate student work. Track student progress.
4. Share accomplishments. Earn “badges”. Learn, share, and add badges throughout career.

The website is: www.projectreachonline.org and much of the article I read includes screen captures and “how-to” instructions.