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 * Goal 2 – Design and develop effective and engaging learning experiences, environments, resources, and assessments**

Student success begins at the design of the learning experience. When teachers are creating a lesson, the first thing that must be identified are the learning targets, which are the skills that students should possess after the lesson is complete. Assessment goes hand in hand with this first component, as teachers must be able to have evidence that shows to what extent the learning targets have been reached. At appropriate times, learning experiences and their accompanying assessments should utilize technology, and data received should drive further instruction. Careful consideration must also be given to how the learning environment should look, feel, and sound, and which resources will be best to use. Lastly, the diverse learning needs, abilities, and interests of the students should be taken into account. When all of these pieces are carefully planned, the learning experience will most likely be effective and engaging.

My post-graduation goal to improve my teaching correlates directly with this program goal. There has been a big push from administration at my school to have differentiated lessons and materials for the majority of learning experiences that take place in our classrooms, and to be able to give evidence for their effectiveness. Now that I have taken the Instructional Design course in the CUW graduate program, I feel that I have gained a very thorough understanding of the thinking process necessary for effective lesson design and differentiation. One of the most important things that I learned from this course is how to evaluate the effectiveness of the learning experience by gathering evidence about: Since I have taken the Instructional Design course, I have used the knowledge and skills gained to design learning experiences for both my students and fellow educators, which will be evident within this goal's artifacts.
 * Learner reaction, which measures learner perception of the experience, instructor, and environment
 * Learning accomplished by the learner, which measures knowledge and skill acquisition
 * Learner performance, which measures actual learning transfer from the training experience to different environments
 * Results, which is the overall impact that the learning experience has had upon the learner and the organization

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 * Artifacts**