NETS 5

5. 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. Teachers:

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:
Entering this class I knew that my computer/internet skills were not on the same level as my peers, so I paid attention in class to make sure that I did not miss one single piece of information. I have learned that there are so many resources that can be used free by educators. I had no idea that these resources were available. This world is a technology-based world and each educator should be very familiar with how to use technology and implement it in the classroom in order to teach students. The concept map we created met this standard. Not only were we using technology, but we were able to be creative. I used this to create a science lesson plan on clouds and then I came back and used this technology to create things for my other classes. The website and blog helped me increase my confidence as a teacher. I was able to visualize how I could use this technology in my classroom.
Artifacts/Evidence:
• Website
• Blog
• Concept map
Future Learning goals:
Teachers should feel comfortable teaching and learning about new technology and technology that will help their classroom run efficiently. These tools will help me to facilitate learning. The students can use this as well to express creatively while meeting the curriculum for technology.