Candidate will develop an individual Technology Professional Development Plan for continued growth in the use of technology. The plan will include an assessment of personal strengths and weaknesses, identification of a goal related to a technology standard, resources (electronic or non-electronic) to support the identified goal and evaluation criteria.

MTTS #7: MTTS #7:

Professional GrowthProfessional Growth

In Technology Standard VII, In Technology Standard VII, Professional Professional GrowthGrowth, you will develop professional , you will develop professional practices that support continual learning practices that support continual learning and professional growth in technology. and professional growth in technology.

On the next slide, there will be two videos On the next slide, there will be two videos for you to watch. The videos will support for you to watch. The videos will support you as you think about this task.you as you think about this task.

Promise & Practice of Technology Promise & Practice of Technology

Watch the Watch the Promise of TechnologyPromise of Technology video video for Maryland Teacher Technology for Maryland Teacher Technology Standard VII, as a preparation for your Standard VII, as a preparation for your task.task.

Watch the Watch the Practice of TechnologyPractice of Technology video video for Maryland Teacher Technology for Maryland Teacher Technology Standard VII to see the Standard Standard VII to see the Standard implemented in classroom practice. implemented in classroom practice.

MTTS #7MTTS #7

The next 4 slides have the four indicators The next 4 slides have the four indicators for standard #7. Read each indicator for standard #7. Read each indicator carefully.carefully.

MTTS #7MTTS #7

1. Create a professional development plan 1. Create a professional development plan that includes resources to support the that includes resources to support the use of technology in lifelong learning.use of technology in lifelong learning.

MTTS #7MTTS #7

2. Use resources of professional 2. Use resources of professional organizations and groups that support organizations and groups that support the integration of technology into the integration of technology into instruction.instruction.

MTTS #7MTTS #7

3. Continually evaluate and reflect on 3. Continually evaluate and reflect on professional practices and emerging professional practices and emerging technologies to support student technologies to support student learning.learning.

MTTS #7MTTS #7

4. Identify local, state and national 4. Identify local, state and national standards and use them to improve standards and use them to improve teaching and learning. teaching and learning.

Completing this taskCompleting this task

To complete this task, you need to have To complete this task, you need to have certain knowledge, skills, and abilities. On the certain knowledge, skills, and abilities. On the next slide, there is a list of knowledge, skills, next slide, there is a list of knowledge, skills, and abilities. You have obtained the and abilities. You have obtained the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities through your experiences in this class. As you through your experiences in this class. As you read the list, think about the assignments and read the list, think about the assignments and discussions.discussions.

Knowledge, Skills & AbilitiesKnowledge, Skills & Abilities Knowledge of the Maryland Teacher Technology Standards.Knowledge of the Maryland Teacher Technology Standards.

Knowledge of the National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers Knowledge of the National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS) by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). (NETS) by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE).

Knowledge of professional organizations that support educational Knowledge of professional organizations that support educational technology.technology.

Knowledge of local, state & national technology standards to improve Knowledge of local, state & national technology standards to improve teaching and learning in the content area.teaching and learning in the content area.

Knowledge of the value of maintaining the habit of lifelong learning.Knowledge of the value of maintaining the habit of lifelong learning.

Ability to participate in online communication tools such as listservs and Ability to participate in online communication tools such as listservs and discussion boards.discussion boards.

Ability to locate & evaluate sources for professional growth in educational Ability to locate & evaluate sources for professional growth in educational technology.technology.

Assessment TaskAssessment Task

Use the following link to access detailed Use the following link to access detailed instructions for this task: instructions for this task: Assessment TaskAssessment Task

Examples Examples Indicator #1

A. DeliciousB. Class, workshops, conferences

Indicator #2A. Professional membership (Merlot)B. TappedIn

Indicator #3A. Self-study B. Peer-to-peer

Indicator #4A. MTTSB. ISTEDiscuss how you use standards to build assignments (Inspiration, Interactive Ppt., Digital Storytelling)

ConclusionConclusion

Be reflective and in-depth with your thinking.Be reflective and in-depth with your thinking.Draw on your experiences. Draw on your experiences.

Professional growth is a life long educational Professional growth is a life long educational pursuit. pursuit.