Milius+Goal+5

Name Jackie Milius Date Completed: =**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: d- contribute to the effectiveness, vitality, and self-renewal of the teaching profession and of their school and community

Artifact 1: I share the toolbox websites and ideas with my colleagues, students, and parents.

Artifact 2: I use the Smart Board technology to improve the quality of learning in my classroom and keep up to date on my knowledge.

=**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: 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

Goal: I will plan to read and reflect on a least one current research article the months of April - August.

=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've read the article "Web 2.0 Tools and K-12 Challenges" during the month of April and this summer during class I'm sure I will be reading many articles. I also have done a lot of researching on different Smart Board activities for my classroom. I really enjoy finding the Smart Board activities that benefit my students.