Professional+Development


 * __Professional Development__**


 * < **ISTE NETS-T Standard** ||
 * < Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity ||
 * < **Current Abilities** ||
 * < As a whole I am not very creative. In my current job, as a site director working for an after school program, I try my hardest to inspire the kids to develop to be as creative as they can be when it comes to learning. I think I have a good ability to inspire the kids to learn about all the interesting concepts that science can offer. There are numerous areas of science that our kids need to learn and enjoy. I believe that I can facilitate and inspire students to look at science as an area that can open their eyes to a whole new way of thinking. ||
 * < ** Need //– Why is there a need to develop in this area?// ** ||
 * < I am not extremely creative when it comes to planning out lessons and activities. Being a teacher, you have to be able to keep the kids interested and focused. I feel that I need to become better at looking and thinking about things more creatively. ||
 * < **Goal** ||
 * < To become more creative when planning different lessons and activities, so that the students will enjoy science as a whole. ||
 * < **Short Term Plan //– What will you do during this class.//** ||
 * < Learn different aspects of technology that will allow me to be more creative so I can better inspire the students to enjoy learning ||
 * < **Long Term Plan //– what you will do in the next year.//** ||
 * < In the next year I will learn to be more creative and think outside of the box so I can have a better ability to keep the kids interested, and facilitate a better learning environment so they can enjoy the world of science ||
 * < **Assessment //– How will you know that you did it?//** ||
 * < I believe I will know when I accomplish this when I don’t struggle or ask others to help me think of creative and interesting things for my students to do. Being creative is a difficult for some people to be, but I believe that this class will aide in my ability to be a more creative with the help of technology.

I learned how to us the SMART Board and make activities that the students can interact with. Also i learned how to make an imovie which can allow the students to come together as a group and learn about various topics. made me be more creative and think outside the box. Me being more creative can allow the students to have a better chance at learning the material. Being more creative will keep the students more engaged and will create a better learning environment.
 * Short Term Goal**- This semester my goal was to learn about different technologies that i can use in the classroom.
 * Long Term Goal**- My long term goal was to be more creative. Overall i believe that the lessons and activities have

I would take the technologies i learned and try to implement them in the classroom. Trying to integrate technology can allow the students to have hands on experience with the material so they can relate the material to their previous knowledge. One of the best technology tools in the classroom is the SMART Board, because the students can interact with it and and it can be used in numerous ways that help facilitate learning. ||

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