Design

=**Goal 2 – Design and develop effective and engaging learning experiences, environments, resources, and assessments.** = = = = = Designing effective learning experiences is a goal I feel is revolutionary compared to the environment I experienced in K-12 education. There was only one method of teaching and teachers poured their creativity into that one basic method. Today, we are unlimited to the kind of learning experiences we can create for digital age kids. We are only limited by available time to prepare lessons and our own education of emerging technologies. = = = = I believe this goal, when attained, will allow us to graduate students with so much more potential for being prepared for college and the demands of future employers. When students experience education, they retain it and it allows for a greater depth of understanding. = = = = As with the previous goal, I believe my technology training will allow me to spend more time on the creativity side and less time fighting with technology. I have twenty-five years experience with that process and hopefully can bypass some of that inevitable frustration. With that, I don’t feel competent in this area but am so enjoying learning what this program is offering. = =