Standard+V

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:
 * Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership **
 * 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

As a grade level we have monthly collaboration where we discuss data and find areas of strength and weakness. We use Performance Tracker and the DIBELS website to discuss progress of our students. At these meetings, the teachers share things that they have been doing in their classrooms that are successful. This would give me a chance to share some of technology that I have incorporated into my lessons. I am also a team leader and part of the Instruction and Curriculum Committee. Members of this committee include the superintendent, assistant superintendent, principals, technology coordination, board members, and team leaders. We have four meetings a year where we discuss curriculum and instruction throughout the district. This would be a perfect place to share the tools that I have been incorporating into my lessons. I also am a Learning Focused Schools Trainer and for this training I have used Survey Monkey to create a survey for teachers to fill out after they have gone through the training. I can see how I could also incorporate other tools into my LFS presentation to demonstrate ways to integrate technology into lessons.
 * 1. List ways in which you are involved in promoting technology and increasing your own professional growth and leadership. This could be through involvement in professional organizations, grade level groups, professional training you provide, professional learning communities, global communities you are involved in via the web such as nings, blogs, diigo groups, or other educator networks, a school network, district committee work, sharing with school leaders, etc.**

I think one way to improve in this area is to collaborate with my team members. I think it is important to share resources with one another. We have weekly team meetings where some of that is done, but I think it needs to be done on a more consistent basis. Another way I could improve in this area is to look at how I can incorporate more technology into my LFS presentation, maybe into the examples that I give, so that I am showing teachers how to use the LFS model and integrate technology into lessons. Resources that would help in this area is support from the technology coordinator and my principal. I would also need the support of the members of my LFS training team. The NET standards and state standards would also be important to reference.
 * 1a. List at least 2 ways you can better improve your professional practice of modeling lifelong learning and leading the way for promoting and demonstrating effective use of digital tools and resources**.
 * 2. List resources that can help you grow in this area **.