Professional+Development

Professional Development Component of Wiki [|Human and Mouse Citation]

__ISTE NETS-T Standard__

Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society. Teachers:
 * 3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning**
 * 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. ||

__Current Abilities__

I can use Microsoft Office very well and can do smaller things on the internet. I can also use a Smartboard well. I am good at adapting to technology and being able to understand how to use it by just seeing it and using it for the first time.

__Need – Why is there a need to develop in this area?__

As technology grows so does ways to teach. Teachers need to also be able to adapt to all of the new ways to teach. Also kids can learn how to use new technology fast because to them it is the standard. and teachers need to be able to relate and also use what the students also can. Also if teachers know how to use it they can also then teach it making the new technology be helpful to more people. Also more digital tools come out every day, which provide different approaches to teaching.

__Goal__

My goal for this class is to be able to use as many of the new technologies as I can in a class and also be able to teach my students how to use them. When using them I will be able to use them correctly and be able to use them effectively. In using these I want them to help my students so the students have the best opportunity to learn and also enjoy the lessons!

__Short Term Plan – What will you do during this class.__

I will learn about as many of the new technologies that I have not ever used before in this classroom. I will become as proficient as I can in each of these so when I teach I will be able to use them to help my students learn.

__Long Term Plan – what you will do in the next year__.

Within the next year I will keep my wiki updated with ideas for a classroom. Also when doing this I will keep adding and updating my widgets and also adding new YouTube clips to it. Also in the next year I will keep looking at the smartboard forums for new lesson plans that other teachers have posted so I can keep getting ideas for my classroom.

__Assessment – How will you know that you did it?__

I will know that I have completed my long term goals if my wiki has been revised with new pages or new ideas within the next year. With the Smartboard long term plan if I have a variety of lessons with me that focuses on math lessons, but also have a few from each subject in case I am going to teach in an Elementary School. I will have at least 2 for each subject including Social Studies, Science, and Reading and Writing. Then for Math I will have 10 so I am prepared for both possibilities.

Reflection -

In this class I learned many new technologies to use in my classroom. I really enjoyed the smartboard and I also really liked Kidspiration. I was actually shocked about how much I liked Kidspiration and my want to use it in a classroom. I also like the idea of a wiki and using that for the classroom. I feel proficient in these that we have learned and proficient enough in them to use them fully in a classroom. I can make a podcast well also, I just did not like that activity as much as the others. The one thing that I do not feel proficient in is iMovie and the movie making process. I know that we have made 2 movies now in class, but it is the one thing that Macs have that PCs do not so I did not already have a feel for it when the class started. I understood the basics of iMovie and how to do it, but nothing past the basic usage of it. I feel like I am capable to use it in a classroom if needed (I would want to because it is a good idea). I just do not feel proficient in it which was my short term goal for the class.

For my long term goal I still like my goal of keeping up with my wiki, but I could go more in depth with it by making my goal for it to make it focus on my math teaching and soccer coaching. I will try and add new widgets and sites to the math one. I also want to find better and more soccer videos for beginners for that page because some students do want to play soccer but are afraid to try because they have not grown up with it. I think I would just decrease my smartboard goal because I have an idea of what grade I would like to teach which is 8th grade Algebra, but I do not want to end up getting a lower level math class and not be prepared at all for it. So I will make that one more broad and say keep up with middle school math in general and get more broad topics, like one that could be taught in 7th grade, but also used as a review for 8th grade.

To extend my learning to my first teaching position I really want to attend some classes and workshops on technology. I really like the idea of using it and would love to have as much as I could in a classroom. I will research the school that I will teach at and if needed apply for a grant right away for a smartboard or the tablet type smartboard. I know I will use it it to its highest potential and my students will benefit if I have one. I will use my long term goal of keeping up with technology also, I plan on it and want to be as prepared as I can for teaching with technology.