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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: ___September 1, 2009 – Standard 1___

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 strong suit. a. Indicator Selected: __c-__ promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness.

__ Artifact 1: ____I taught a unit on tens and ones by giving my students the choice on how they felt they would learn the best. I modeled the choices, smartboard lesson, online game, tens/ones board with manipulatives, whiteboard and markers, cards and counters, etc. and then had them sign up on a slip to convey their top two choices. I then used these choices to group my students. My students have never understood tens and ones as well as this group.__ Artifact 2: My students worked on a unit about fish. I had them do a fish webquest to learn about different fish and their habitats. We brainstormed using a kidspiration what we had learned. We then used this information to make fish dioramas in which we created our own fish and habitats. __ 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 this goal this year. b. Indicator Selected: ____f- model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments __. Goal: __My goal is to research and find a free educational virtual environment that I can use with my students. I think my students would really relate to this and would be open to learn anything through this medium.__

Step 3. On the final TCL day, reflect on each standard and goal you set for yourself, how did you do and why? I think I did very good...4...I tried many new things and posted them in the hallways and shared them with the teachers so they could also use what I learned and so they could see how excited the kids were. I did find a few virtual sites but have not tried one in the classroom as of yet!