Dietzel+Goal+1

Name: Kristin Dietzel Date Completed: November 9, 2009

=**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: As a science project, students monitored a bald eagle in its nest over a two month period on a classroom computer. (A camera was placed inside a bald eagle's nest and was streamed live onto a website for students to monitor).

Artifact 2: Students kept journals of their observations and shared their findings with other students.

=**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: Goal: Work with 4th grade buddies on projects to help the PreK students with use of computers and other technology equipment.
 * b. || engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources. ||

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

Reflection: