Brehm+-+Goal+1

Name: Emmy Brehm Date Completed: Fall 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:** (c) promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students' conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes.


 * Artifact 1:** 7th English Writer's Workshop step 7 of the writing process is "Assessment" - NOT teacher grading, but student reflection


 * Artifact 2:** Hon English 10 reading logs prompt students to reflect on their literature choices; student comments on others' reading logs promote interaction and feedback

=**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**: (d) model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments.


 * Goal**: Engage students in authentic problem solving through GoogleApps and other online 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: I will give this goal continued attention in the future. GoogleApps has much to offer for collaboration options but I would like to integrate this technology into my classes to the point where every student begins to explore uses for these tools outside of the work I present to them.