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Name Courtney Weydert Date Completed:3-24-10 =**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:c- exhibit leadership by demonstration a vision of technology infusion, participating in shared decision making and community building, and developing the leadership and technology skills of others. Artifact 1: This year, I guided all the teachers in my school to create a wikispace to use as a communication tool with parents. I offered suggestions and ideas how they can use their wikispaces. I worked with the teachers to post videos and projects the students created.

Artifact 2: I planned and presented two technology in-services to the teachers in my school. I introduced them to new tools that they can use to integrate in their teachings.

=**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:a. participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning. Goal: To join online learning communities to find how I can use new applications in our school. I also want to share ideas and information with teachers in our area to learn what I can do.

=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 have been very successful in collaborating with my teachers to improve technology integration. Teacher communicated with me what they were doing in their classrooms and we talked about what we could teach the students together. In the last semester, there has been an improvement in teachers enthusiasm for using technology and the students knowledge of technology because of the technology integration.