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V. Engage in professional growth and leadership
Teachers continuously improve their professional practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in their school and professional community by promoting and demonstrating the effective use of digital tools and resources.
a. Participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning
b. Exhibit leadership by demonstrating a vision of technology infusion, participating in shared decision making and community building, and developing the leadership and technology skills of others
c. Evaluate and reflect on current research and professional practice on a regular basis to make effective use of existing and emerging digital tools and resources in support of student learning
d. Contribute to the effectiveness, vitality, and self-renewal of the teaching profession and of their school and community
Reflection:
Teachers have to constantly search for new opportunities to improve themselves professionally. It is common for teachers to remain stagnant and by doing so, they quickly fall behind. With the rate that technology advances teachers have to keep up-to-date. It is important for students to see that the teacher is changing with the times. By keeping abreast of changing technologies, teachers will be able to serve their peers by informing them on what is available. One of the best digital tools to show effective use of emerging digital tools is the blog. The blog can be constantly updated with links to available and changing tools. Teachers can also make use of Google Docs to share what they are learning with their peers and ask for contributions. One way to involve the community is the use of a forum. By creating a forum, everyone feels that they are part of the teaching and learning process. The teacher can use a website to continually share available resources that not only their students can access but the community as well.
Blog
Google Doc
Forum
Course Resources
Future Learning Goals:
I know that I will use a blog in the future in order to share my knowledge of emerging technologies. It is important that I show others that I am always looking for more innovative ways to teach and learn. By using a Google Doc, I can constantly update things that I am learning and give others the opportunities to do the same. I could create a document of links that I have found that would help not only students in my classroom, but also teachers in other areas. A forum would let the community know that I am open to discussion and open to new ideas. It is necessary that I include the community in the learning process because I could then call on them to help my class in some way. It is always great to share new ideas with others and in doing so, others will share ideas with me.
Teachers continuously improve their professional practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in their school and professional community by promoting and demonstrating the effective use of digital tools and resources.
a. Participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning
b. Exhibit leadership by demonstrating a vision of technology infusion, participating in shared decision making and community building, and developing the leadership and technology skills of others
c. Evaluate and reflect on current research and professional practice on a regular basis to make effective use of existing and emerging digital tools and resources in support of student learning
d. Contribute to the effectiveness, vitality, and self-renewal of the teaching profession and of their school and community
Reflection:
Teachers have to constantly search for new opportunities to improve themselves professionally. It is common for teachers to remain stagnant and by doing so, they quickly fall behind. With the rate that technology advances teachers have to keep up-to-date. It is important for students to see that the teacher is changing with the times. By keeping abreast of changing technologies, teachers will be able to serve their peers by informing them on what is available. One of the best digital tools to show effective use of emerging digital tools is the blog. The blog can be constantly updated with links to available and changing tools. Teachers can also make use of Google Docs to share what they are learning with their peers and ask for contributions. One way to involve the community is the use of a forum. By creating a forum, everyone feels that they are part of the teaching and learning process. The teacher can use a website to continually share available resources that not only their students can access but the community as well.
Blog
Google Doc
Forum
Course Resources
Future Learning Goals:
I know that I will use a blog in the future in order to share my knowledge of emerging technologies. It is important that I show others that I am always looking for more innovative ways to teach and learn. By using a Google Doc, I can constantly update things that I am learning and give others the opportunities to do the same. I could create a document of links that I have found that would help not only students in my classroom, but also teachers in other areas. A forum would let the community know that I am open to discussion and open to new ideas. It is necessary that I include the community in the learning process because I could then call on them to help my class in some way. It is always great to share new ideas with others and in doing so, others will share ideas with me.