Professional+Development+Plan

Professional Development Component of Wiki
Professional development is characterized by a thorough reflection of one’s progress and the plans made to increase competency and skill in the areas felt to be lacking. Over the years, the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) has defined a number of standards for students, teachers, and administrators. The NETS-T, standards for teachers, are comprised of: To read more detail on these standards, go to the ISTE Page.. []
 * 1) Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
 * 2) Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
 * 3) Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
 * 4) Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility
 * 5) Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership

=== ISTE NETS-T Standard (found at []) ===


 * 3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning**

> Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society. Teachers: > || b. || collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation. || > || c. || communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats. || > || d. || model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning. ||
 * a. || demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations. ||

Current Abilities
I have the ability to use most basic computer programs, such as Microsoft Word, Publisher, Excel, and Powerpoint with ease. I can also access and use the internet well. I believe that I am a quick learner and it typically doesn't take long for me to catch on.

Need – Why is there a need to develop in this area?
As teachers, we need to prepare students for life in the "real world," and as technology continues to progress we must stay up to date in order to convey to the students what we have learned so that they may be successful in the future. The most efficient way to do this is to model that behavior to the students.

Goal
My goal is to ultimately be able to demostrate and use multiple forms of technology in my future classroom so that my students can be successful with the technology in their lives. I would like to incorporate technology into my classroom as much as I can; for example, I observed a third grade class where the teacher checked out laptops to the students to use in order to type up sentences for an assignment.

Short Term Plan – What will you do during this class.
During this class, I plan to use technology on a regular basis and grow my understanding of new technologies. I will update my wiki frequently to list any new resources that may be beneficial in the future. I would also like to become proficient with the smart board, in hopes of incorporating one into my classroom.

Long Term Plan – what you will do in the next year.
I plan to integrate technology into the lesson plans I create in the next year during my pre-service internship practicum semester and my student teaching semester. I can test out the lesson plans on the students in the classes I'm assigned to and observe the effect it has on them. Hopefully I would have access to a smart board in these classes, so that I might master it's uses. Also, I will take careful observation of the teachers I am assigned with and see how they incorporate technology into the classroom.

Assessment – How will you know that you did it?
I will observe my students as they use technology in the classroom to see how they can adapt to it. Once my students are able to use these new tools appropriately and effectively to complete assignments I will know that I have sufficiently modeled digital-age work and learning. Also, I will use a wiki to communicate with my students and parents and keep the site up to date and accurate.

 I think I've done well to meet my short term goals. I used technology on a daily basis between my phone, laptop, and technology in this class. I learned about a lot of new technology in this class, such as Kidspiration, podcasts, iMovie, and smartboards. I feel as if I have become proficient with the smartboard through the various activities I have created in the class but I think there is still a lot I have to learn. I think I know enough that I can create lessons that incorporate the smartboard but I think that there are probably some features I still don't know how to use. I think it is something I will learn just by using the program more as I teach. Also, I updated my wiki page about twice a month to keep it current. I feel as if my long term goals still currently meet my goals for the next year. The only thing I would change would be that I will measure students level engagement in lessons that incorporate technology and lessons that do not to see how technology effects students learning.I think it's important to measure how effective the technology is used because if students aren't responding well than I might need to adapt the way I present the material. Other than that I think my long term are still on track for what I want to do in the next year. I can extend my learning from this class for my first year of teaching by using the technology I have learned about in my classroom. I think practice makes perfect so by putting my knowledge about the technologies we learned about into practice, I will begin to master the different technologies. I can even, perhaps, use some of the lesson plans we created in class in my classroom. I can use the technology inventory to identify what types of technology can be utilized in a classroom and how. Overall, I think that I will take what I've learned from this course to apply it to the lessons I create for my first year of teaching. Source: []
 * Reflection **