Rottink,+Goal+5

Name Heidi Rottink Date Completed: 4/21/10 =**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: Artifact 1: log of books on professional practices I have read and reviewed
 * 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. ||
 * 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. ||

Artifact 2: lesson plans showing new research ideas and digital tools that I have incorporated into the classroom

=**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: Goal: do more to rejuvenate the staff and bring new ideas to everyone
 * d. contribute to the effectiveness, vitality, and self-renewal of the teaching profession and of their school and community. ||
 * d. contribute to the effectiveness, vitality, and self-renewal of the teaching profession and of their school and community. ||

=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 think I am doing ok here. I keep reading as much as I can find time for (that is the sticky point- time). I am trying new ideas all the time and learning new things myself. I especially like having my new technology class because it gives me a great place to test run some of this stuff. I have tried to share what I have learned with the staff and to be more positive about new things. I probably feel best about this standard and goal of all of them. I think I have definitely made the most headway here.