Aquin+Goals

Name: Kate Arnold and Gina Hill **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. **  **Strongest Suit:** Indicator selected: A: Promote, support and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness. Artifact 1: My class website promotes innovative thinking by allowing students to practice for their upcoming concert at home. They can view the lyrics and listen to the selections to practice.
 * Standard 1: Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity **
 * 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. ||

Artifact 2: I use technology tools to present information to students, such as my classroom expectations powerpoint at the beginning of the school year or by posting assignments to be completed on the class wiki.

Indicator selected: C: Promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students' conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes. Goal: Employ more student reflection opportunities in my curriculum.
 * Least Strongest Suit: **


 * Step 3: How did you do and why? **

Reflection: As we have participated in the Rock Our World project, we have required students to reflect on what they have learned about the different participating countries by recording notes from research and Skype chats and then using that information to create a "What I Learned About..." sheet. There is still opportunity for growth, however. This goal, in my opinion, what only partially attained.

**Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessment incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S. Teachers:**
 * Standard 2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments **
 * a. || design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity. ||
 * b. || develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress. ||
 * c. || customize and personalize learning activities to address students' diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources. ||
 * d. || provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching. ||

Indicator selected: A: design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity. Artifact 1: Promote student learning by providing additional resources on my music webpage to strengthen their music learning. Artifact 2: Students have become proficient with iMovie for creating our weekly Aquin newscasts, which are closed-circuit broadcasts throughout the school. They have researched current events, weather, topics of faith, and interviewed other members of the school for this project.
 * Strongest suit: **

**Least strongest suit:** Indicator selected: B: develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress. Goal: Allow more freedom for students to set their own goals, manage their learning, and asses their progress. ** How did you do and why? ** Reflection: We are making progress with this goal by providing students with more choices for assessment. For example, students were allowed to use Glogster as a culminating presentation project rather than traditional posters. Students in several grade levels created powerpoints and glogs and were asked to provide feedback and constructive criticisms in order to evaluate their own progress.

**Standard 3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning** **Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society. Teachers:** Indicator selected: Artifact 1:Every teacher in our school has their own webpage that they update with information, important events, and even assignments for their students. We are also putting important forms online for our families to utilize, from extra school activities to field trip forms.
 * a. || demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations. ||
 * b. || collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation. ||
 * c. || communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats. ||
 * d. || model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning. ||
 * Strongest suit: **
 * C. || Communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats. ||

Artifact 2:All of our school bulletins are sent home electronically. Communication with families has become much faster by utilizing telephones, emails, websites, and powerschool.

**Least strongest suit:** Indicator selected: Goal: Incorporate the emerging digital tools into our classrooms more frequently. We have learned about them, but also to share this with our colleagues and encourage them to utilize them as well.
 * d. || Model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning. ||

Reflection: Great! We have really emphasized incorporating the tools we have learned into the classroom and have assisted teachers frequently in doing so. We have really modeled using technology tools to the greatest extent possible. = 4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility =
 * How did you do and why? **

**Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices. Teachers:**
**Strongest Suit:** = = Indicator selected: Artifact 1: Our technology curriculum includes an extensive unit on internet safety and etiquette. Students from 3rd through 8th grade watch videos as well as research appropriate digital behaviors.
 * a. || advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources. ||
 * b. || address the diverse needs of all learners by using learner-centered strategies providing equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources. ||
 * c. || promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information. ||
 * d. || develop and model cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with colleagues and students of other cultures using digital-age communication and collaboration tools. ||
 * c. || Promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information. ||

Artifact 2: Create powerpoint presentations to demonstrate their learning about internet safety and proper etiquette.

=Least Strongest Suit:= Indicator selected: Goal: We have applied for Rock Our World to help engage our students and raise their awareness of other cultures.
 * d. || develop and model cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with colleagues and students of other cultures using digital-age communication and collaboration tools. ||

=**How did you do and why?**= Reflection: We made it into Rock Our World, and have engaged our students and raised their cultural awareness by communicating with other schools and students involved with ROW. = 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:**===

=Strongest suit:= Indicator selected: Artifact 1: Locally participating with other Archdiocese TCL school in a Rock Our World style collaboration project.
 * 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. ||
 * A. participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning. ||

Artifact 2: Globally participating with Rock Our World, creatively using technology to create music collaboratively with students around the world.

=Least strongest suit:= Indicator selected: 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: Incorporate more current research into our use of digital tools and resources to support student learning.

=**How did you do and why?**=

Reflection: It has been found that student tests, in a subject where a reading passage has been assigned, improve when the students are required to answer a teachers' blog question daily.