Evolving & Improving
Teachers always work to enhance their professional practice, development, model lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in their school and community by promoting and demonstrating the effective use of digital tools and resources. Teachers:
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
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
Reflection
Having a goal or outlook when implementing technology into professional practice, learning, and instructional design is important because it expands the opportunity for progression and learning. As an educator we are not omnipotent, instead we should continue to grow academically and educationally in order to provide the best for our school, community, students ,and parents that is why these standards are essential.
For IT 755 we had to write our personal philosophy regarding technology and instruction pertaining to online learning and distance education. In our philosophy we included past, present, and future goals for teaching and our impact on the community. My philosophy included research paradigms related to the growth and expansion of technology tools and professional practice regarding technology integration. I think technology is an important part of learning, especially online learning. Technology can be applied to many different forms of instruction, which makes it so highly functional and highly regarded in the educational field. It is important to stay current with technology trends and tools to keep the students actively engaged and interested in the instruction.
IT 755 artifact is the personal website. We created a personal website that included an introduction, personal aspirations, philosophy of teaching, future learning goals and expectations regarding technology in education. All of those factors positively contribute to the teaching profession overall. Through online websites we can follow and interact with other professionals in the teaching community. That is important because we can collaborate, share ideas, technology tools, applications, software, etc...with each other. This website had us evaluate our current and future aspirations and goals for teaching using technology.
HCD 650 was a course related to different forms of research practices in online learning. This artifact includes a research paper on the importance of student support in distance learning. Student support is important because the many different types of learners distance education accommodates. With distance education the visual, kinesthetic, auditory learners can all have their needs met if the instructor creates proper assignments and choose the correct learning strategies and technology tools to supplement the instruction. Staying current with the latest teaching trends, tools, strategies can be done by conducting proper research. Teachers should apply proper research techniques to stay current and offer a valuable vision related to technology standards, digital tools, and infusion in education.
Future Learning Goals
As technology continues to evolve and progress I will continue to research current trends and learning strategies to apply to my instruction as an educator. I hope to continue to grow with each passing year as I gain more valuable experiences. With experience comes the opportunity to exhibit leadership qualities that can promote positive learning outcomes for the learners.
All images and content belong to Courtney Isgett. No reproduction or use of this information shall be permitted without the permission of Courtney Isgett. All rights reserved 2019. Last updated on 7/5/2019.