After writing my rough draft and reading the peer reviews, I have decided to rework and expand my final paragraph. My final paragraph is as follows:
“Through a professional growth plan, I will further my own education by participating in professional development conferences. I plan to continue researching the best strategies for implementing technology when teaching English Language Learners and record which strategies work best in my classroom. I will reflect on my own teaching and technology use in the classroom. I will look for ways to improve the areas I may be lacking in and find ways to emphasize my classes’ areas of achievement. As a teacher, I am committed to providing my students with the tools to succeed not only in education, but also to achieve in a technological society.”
Some questions were brought to my attention about the specifics on how I intend to achieve my professional growth plan.
My professional growth plan includes
- Participating in professional development conferences, like Inspire Academy. At Inspire Academy, I was introduced to Edpuzzle, Storyboard, and other forms of technology to be used in the classroom. While attending this conference, I was able to test out each technology with a specific lesson plan or unit. By being provided this opportunity, I decided to include Edpuzzle in my co-taught language arts class when we read Number the Stars.
- This will be the first year implementing Edpuzzle into the Number the Stars unit and I will be tracking how the students engage with the technology. I will provide opportunities for student and educator reflections.
- Through self reflections, I am hoping to identify the weaknesses and strengths of using new technologies with my students who are identified as English Language Learners and mainstream.
I will continue to expand and respond to the feedback i have received in order to create a better Teachnology Philosophy Statement.