Bianca Becker
Professional Portfolio
Understanding People
This course includes fundamental issues related to the development of personnel, entry-level knowledge of staff appraisal, adult learning and development, and staff development.
Context
Course: EDCl 5345: Spring 2015
Instructor: Dr. Gordon
Artifact(s) Selected:
Artifact Reflection
Within this course we examined adult learning and staff development. We engaged in several learning activities, but of those I selected the two that impacted me the most. My first artifact is the professional development plan that my team and I drafted for campus-wide implementation. Our plan focuses on the use of technology by teachers for instructional and student learning enhancement. The goal of the plan is to have educators learn more about emerging technologies and have them implement them in their classrooms. We want them to find innovative ways to enrich instruction and student learning.
My second artifact is the reflective essay I wrote after conducting a Collegial Reading Group in my campus. I sent out an electronic inventation to som staff members to invite them to participate a professional development reading group. Participation was voluntary and members would be able to remove themselves from the program whenever they would like. I had three teachers that were highly instreated in participating in the gorup. I selected an article that dealt with the use of media projects in the classroom, and its impact on academics. After reading the article, I faciliated discussions with the group on the reading and of how they could implement similar initiatives in their classrooms. All teachers wanted to try using iMovie in their classroom and I went aheand and provided tech support for those projects.
In this course I learned a lot about developing staff members and presenting them with the training they need to achieve the goals that we set for them. With the right amount of training and administrative support, there are no limits to what our teachers can learn, and implement in their classroom.
ISTE Standards for Teachers
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, cretvity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments. Teachers:
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(A) Promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness.
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(B) Engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources.
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(C) Promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students' conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes.
2. Design & Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences & Assessments // Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessmetn 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:
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(A) Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity.
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:
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(A) Demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations.
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(C) Communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats.
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(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.
4. Promote & Model Digital Citizenship & Responsibility // 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:
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(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.
5. Engage in Professional Growth & Leadership// Teachers continously improve their professional practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in their school and professional community by promoting and decmonstrating the effective use of digital tools and resources. Teachers:
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(A) Participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning.
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(D) Contribute to the effectiveness, vitality, and self-renewal of the teaching profession and of their school and community.
