Cherilyn+Eveleth+Standard+5

Type in the content of your page here. Name Cherilyn Eveleth Date Completed: 4/4/10

=****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. ||

=****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 strongest suit.****= Indicator selected: Indicator b. Artifact 1: Since attending this tech class, I have relayed to other teachers through an inservice on what I have learned about problem/challenged-based learning.

Artifact 2: I have discussed with other teachers and the library skills teacher about free digital tools that are available that can be implemented for students to use.

=****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 the goal this year.****= Indicator selected: Indicator c. Goal: I need to do a better job of reading articles and researching on the computer to update myself on what digital tools are available.

=**Step 3: On the final TCL day, reflect on each standard and goal you set for yourself. How did you do and why?**=

Reflection: I will continue to collaborate and share what I have learned with other teachers through this technology class. I know some of the teachers are already using some of the resources that I have shared with them. I know a lot of the teachers, including myself, never even knew of some of the digital resources that are out there for students to use. At the end of our tech class, the other teachers and I will share with the other teachers what we have learned through this tech class and encourage others to participate next year.