Vicki+Ries+Goal5

TCL Goal Form 2009/10 - Victoria Ries – Newman Catholic Elem., Mason City
Beyond the “Walled Garden” - Real 21st-Century Teaching and Learning

Date Completed for Steps 1 and 2: March 24, 2010 – Standard 5 __ Step 1. For standard five select the indicator that is your “strongest” suit for the standard and give two examples (artifacts) of why you selected it as your strong suit. __ Artifact 1: I started an account with Epals online. I was able to partner up my class with a similar first grade class in Australia. It has been awesome! We have learned so much by partnering with them. The kids exchange email and snail mail. We have also exchanged money, books, pictures, and stuffed animals with journals so we can write about our adventures and then exchange them again.. __ Artifact 2: ____I created an account with Postcrossings online. This is a postcard exchange site where they generate the addresses for you of real people who are also signed up to learn about different places in the world. For every postcard you send (a real postcard snail mail) you then receive one from someone somewhere in the world. It is amazing! I have received 11 postcards from places that I have never heard of! My class is keeping track of them on a map in the classroom. It has been a great way to learn about the world around us.__ Step 2. For standard five select the indicator that is your “least strongest” suit for the standard and write a professional goal of how you are going to increase your competency with this goal this year. a. Indicator Selected: d- 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. __ Goal: ____My goal is to keep a journal of different tools and resources that I have used. I would like to rate effectiveness and how I was able to use it and then share this with others. I think I did really really good with this. I started two new projects, epals and postcrossing. Both were wonderful!__
 * 1) __Indicator Selected:__ __b-__ __ participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning. __