Tillis+Goal+1

Date Completed: November 12, 2009/April 14, 2010
=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:** Students created ComicLife document based on an interview of a grandparent that compares and contrasts their lives and experiences.




 * Artifact 2:** I am the main creator of the web page for fifth grade which is updated periodically during the school year. Using information from Toolbox Sessions on animoto, glogster, and more, I added these items to the class web page. Please view the link to this project.

St. Francis Xavier Fifth Grade Web Page

=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:
 * **c. promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students' conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes.** ||


 * Goal**: Students will create a power point presentation using Google.docs to teach classmates about Christmas traditions in other countries.

Using information gained from a Toolbox Session and assistance from Technology Coordinator, I will assist students to make presentations about Christmas traditions from other countries. Working in predetermined groups and after randomly choosing their countries, students will use a generated hot list to aid their research. Students will view the rubrics for their presentation and slideshow quality.

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



media type="custom" key="5868287" Reflection: All fifth graders succeeded in using Google.docs to create their power point presentations of Christmas Traditions Around the World and delivered their slideshows to the entire class complete with food, song, and craft. Despite the difficulty in scheduling lab times at school, many students completed their projects from their homes and shared with their group members. I was pleased to see the confidence displayed in the students' deliveries and the quality of the slideshows. This experience inspired me to use Google.docs for additional projects during the school year and to enroll in a class to learn more about Google.docs.