Colbert+Goal+1

Type in the content of your page here. Name: Michele Colbert Date Completed: 10-08-09

=**Standard 1: Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity**= = = === Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments. ===


 * a. || promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness. ||
 * b. || engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources. ||
 * c. || promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students' conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes. ||
 * d. || model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments. ||

=**Step 1: For standard one, 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: a-Promote, support and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness. Artifact 1:Use Easy Book as a tool to organize directions for a scavenger hunt.

Artifact 2: Use digital cameras to take pictures of destinations in the scavenger hunt.

=**Step 2: For standard one, 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: d Goal: Read Marzano's Technology In The Classroom. Discuss and share ideas found and implement them into the classroom.

=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 am still working on this goal as it is a year long goal for our school and we have not finished all our inservice days. This far I have read nine of thirteen chapters and have made a goal which I have completed for each chapter. I am pleased with my progress because I have completed my goals for each chapter and each one has enhanced my teaching.