Teacher
Performance Indicators (NETS•T)
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Use technology resources to engage in ongoing professional development and lifelong
learning. |
- The
most powerful professional development I've participated
in is the eMINTS PD4ETS "train the
trainer" program. During the second year of my PD4ETS
training, we utilized
online
training via elluminate live in lieu of face-to-face meetings on three separate occasions. Even though we
couldn't see each other, we could hear one another,
observe the names of those participating on the
side panel, and share the same work space. Other
professional development activities I've participated
in this past year are shown on this Excel spreadsheet.
- As a member of both the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
and Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), excellent online professional development resources
are as close
as
my computer
keyboard. Multiple other online sources were provided
when I attended the Midwest Educational
Technology Conference (METC) in February.
Many of these are now posted and shared on
my del.icio.us account. One surprising source for ongoing
professional
development provided at METC was Education Island
on Second Life. You can sign up for free, create your own avatar, and interact with other educators
or go right into David Warlick's
office,
open
his file cabinet, and access his presentation handouts.
- I can't leave this heading without including my Master's coursework that has taken place over the past year. The dialogue generated
on Blackboard alone constitutes learning experiences that I will never forget.
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B.
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Continually evaluate and reflect on professional practice to
make informed decisions regarding the use of technology in support
of student learning. |
- When
developing a new Web site, I had to evaluate and reflect
on where access to
Internet resources was most needed in my district. Because
middle school math teachers had been experiencing the
most difficulty in finding suitable sites to support
student learning, their needs became the focus of my Design
Plan. The resulting site is Middle School Math Mania. I developed this Web site to organize
a collection of applicable, interactive,
online activities to provide learning and instructional
support for middle school math
students and teachers. Links are organized
by DESE Mathematics Strands. Beneath each strand, the links relate specifically to corresponding Grade Level
Expectations (GLE's). All glossary terms on my Math Mania Web site are shown in boldface type.
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C.
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Apply technology to increase productivity. |
- I
provide multiple professional development sessions
throughout the school year. For each of these training
events, I provide an online agenda. This enables teachers
to observe the agenda and multiple resources prior
to the meeting as well as for a time afterward to support
application of session content. In addition, e-mails
are sent to appropriate participant groups by using
distribution lists to
inform/remind
teachers of any resources they may need to bring or
prepare ahead of time in order to maximize the benefit
of the training.
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D.
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Use technology to communicate and collaborate with peers, parents,
and the larger community in order to nurture student learning. |
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I.
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