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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:
 * 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
 * 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


 * 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 have been sharing many of my resources I have learned in the course with my mentor and other interested teachers.
 * I have been working together with my peers from this course in discussing the tools learned and how to use them effectively with the age-level students I teach and the school resource available to us.
 * I would like to become involved in my school's technology leadership group to take an active role in my school's technology program.
 * I have joined diigo groups that are educational based.


 * 1a. List at least 2 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**.
 * I can teach other professionals in my school, as well as, administration about the resources and tools I have used throughout this course. If I teach others, our school will continue to grow in a digital world.
 * I can continue to take digital learning courses in the future to help feel more comfortable teaching technology in the classroom.
 * Most importantly, I can continue to "think outside of my own teaching box". It is very easy to continue to teach the same way every year using the same materials and resources. Technology, children, and the world are always changing. I plan to continue growing with the world to become more savy with technology.


 * 2. List resources that can help you grow in this area **.
 * There are many resources already available online. I can always search for new resources using my delicious and diigo accounts, as well as, searching for new tools.
 * I plan to order technology magizines to continue to be aware of improvements in the technology field.
 * Keeping in contact with my peers from this course will also continue my knowledge of new tools and resources.
 * Continue to take other Wilson courses available in technology will of course extend my knowledge in this field.


 * Summary Statement for Strategy 5**
 * I can engage professional growth and leadership by continuing to take digital learning courses that teach how to use technology in the classroom. Also, I can grow by stretching my mind on how to use technology in different aspects of my curriculum.