Oberfoell+Goal+1

Name: Bob Oberfoell Date Completed: 10/8/09

=**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: a-Promote, support and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness. Artifact 1: Use online resources of the Biology textbook.

Artifact 2: Using online resources of the Hole's Anatomy textbook.

=**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: Goal: Integrate online discussions or using podcasts to increase students desire to learn.
 * d. || model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments. ||

=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 continue to use online tools such as Interactive Review and Virtual Labs that come with the book website at classzone.com. I would like to expand on my use of online discussions such as a wiki for some class discussions or debates. I did not achieve this goal as well as I wanted. I used a wiki for the Food Sustainability project I did with little student interest. Only a couple of groups used a wiki to complete their assignment. For podcasts, I need to get a mic to record my own and take time to research more podcasts that are relevant to my students.