Patch+Goal+5

Name: Ellen Patch Date Completed: 3/17/10

= = =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: d- contribute to the effectiveness, vitality, and self-renewal of the teaching profession and of their school and community. Artifact 1: I have attended Holy Family's Monday Night Technology classes to learn more about technology and how to use technology in my classroom. I have implemented many of these into my teaching.

Artifact 2: I have shared ideas from TCL classes, toolboxes, as well as Monday Night Technology with other teachers in our building.

=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: 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. Goal: Continue to help other teachers gain confidence in their use of technology. Many times I learn a skill or application better by teaching another person how to do it.

=**Step 3: On the final TCL day, reflect on each standard and goal you set for yourself. How did you do and why?**= Reflection: As other teachers in our building have increased their desire to use computers for projects with their students, I have helped some of them successfully complete projects with their students. Recently, I helped Nancy Sabers and Barb Davis use a flip camera to videotape their students do a weather report, then helped them create a Keynote presentation to show on our school's Curriculum Showcase Night.