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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: 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
 * 5. 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**
 * d. ** contribute to the effectiveness, vitality, and self-renewal of the teaching profession and of their school and community


 * 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 promote technology by attending and participating in the Barclay Technology Integration Commitee.
 * At grade level meeting I discuss and plan ways to incorpoarte technology across the curriculum.
 * I am associated with the Baltimore City Public School System network.
 * The Wilson College diigo group shares professional articles.
 * Lastly, I promote technology by sharing ideas for integration of technology throughout the school with Administration.


 * 1a. List at least two 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.**
 * Suggest staff create a wikispace for each class or even grade level. Model how to create a wikispace and promote its use in the field of education. This would be great for a professional development or staff meeting day.
 * Promote the parent and students portal as a means for communication between teachers and parents. This could be done on Back to School Night.
 * Model and share websites that are useful for lesson planning, collaboartion, assessements, student learning and/or organization.


 * 2. List resources that can help you grow in this area **.
 * Administration
 * diigo
 * blogger.com or some blog site
 * wikispace
 * Tech Support within school
 * Smartboard project group
 * Colloboration with co workers
 * Baltimore City Parent and Student Portal
 * The Baltimore City Public School System network

I plan to improve my professional practice of modeling lifelong learning and promoting effective use of digital tools and resources by modeling and sharing useful webistes for lesson planning, collaboartion, assessments and organization. At grade level meetings and through e-mail I will introduce/invite my co workers to sites such as diigo and blogger.com as a means to collobrate and share ideas and professional articles. Also, I plan to share my wikispace with my co-workers and promote this tools use in the classroom and school. I will invite my co-workers to my wikispace through e-mail. To further improve my professional growth and leadership I will continue to serve the Technology Integration Commitee and colloborate technology use throughout the curriculum at grade level meetings.
 * Summary Statement**