Action+Plan

- Attend Technology Collaboration Days and Professional Development Workshops - Continue with my Master's Degree courses - Consult the TIENET wiki, along with other education wikis and blogs - Use diigo and delicious social bookmarking to learn about peer-recommended sources ||< I will develop one digital project in each of 5 units throughout the school year, the first to be completed by Thanksgiving and the last to be completed mid-May. || - Read professional, peer-reviewed articles to stay current on the research - Collaborate with other district teachers on Moodle ||< Moodle will be introduced in September 2010 for all courses. QuizStar accounts will be created and used within the first quarter, and continue twice to thrice a quarter for the year. EdLine will continue to host weekly grade updates. || - Ask the CFF coach to observe my technology integration lessons and consider his feedback -Attend professional development workshops and collaboration days - Read professional publications followed in diigo, delicious and Google Reader ||< A blog for Contemporary Issues will be launched at the beginning of the school year 2010. I will develop a wiki for Global Studies' Middle East Unit, starting in October 2010. My Google Reader and diigo and delicious accounts will continue to be checked weekly and relevant resources archived for future use. || - Self-reflection on my own educational practices - Continue to attend professional development days and graduate courses - Use diigo and delicious accounts to bookmark sites for future use ||< There will be one digital project in each of 5 units throughout the school year in Global Studies, and at the beginning of each of those projects, we will do a web literacy activity. The first project will be completed by Thanksgiving 2010. I will have a global learning exchange organized by the 2nd semester of 2010. || - Attend professional development workshops - Maintain connections with other teachers working to teach 21st century and collaborate - Use graduate courses as an opportunity to find and share digital resources - Use and share my bookmarks on diigo and delicious ||< I will have one course website and one blog at the beginning of the school year. Within the first quarter, I will have a Global Studies wiki. I will try to participate in a professional development workshop once a quarter, and if that is not possible, at least check in with our CFF coach for any tips or tools he can pass along. ||
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 * < 1. I will increase my use of technology by incorporating one digital project in each major unit of study in Global Studies. I will reevaluate the chapter and unit assessments given in the Global Studies course, and replace some of the test assessments with more authentic, project-based work. ||< - Use available professional resources
 * < 2. I will create more authentic digital assessments, with higher-order thinking challenges, to replace some of the paper and pencil tests given in Global Studies. I will continue to use EdLine to publish weekly grade updates and I will use Moodle and QuizStar to more efficiently assess student learning, with the opportunity for students to have immediate access to results. ||< - Monitor diigo and delicious accounts for alternative assessment ideas
 * < 3. In an attempt to stay active in a digital society, I will continue to read blogs and wikis written for educators about the use of web 2.0 tools in education. I will monitor and organize online resources using my Google Reader and the bookmarking sites diigo and delicious. I will develop either a blog or a wiki to better communicate and collaborate with both students and parents, incorporating both information from myself and work created by students. ||< - Collaborate with colleagues already using Moodle, blogs, and wikis
 * < <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">4. I will create a web literacy component for each digital project in Global Studies. I will also create a global communication connection between one of my courses and the international community. ||< <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">- Professional resources on best educational practices
 * < <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">5. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">I will develop and use a course website that could be shown as a simple model to other teachers. I will continue to participate in opportunities the district offers to grow in technology use and share my experiences with colleagues and administration. ||< <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">- Consult professional resources for direction in self-reflection