6.1 Continuous Learning
Candidates demonstrate continual growth in knowledge and skills of current and emerging technologies and apply them to improve personal productivity and professional practice. (PSC 6.1/ISTE 6a, 6b)
Artifact: GAETC Conference
Reflections:
While I have attended a lot of professional development since the start of this degree program, I have selected the GAETC conference be the artifact that illustrates my continuous learning. I have selected this conference since it had the most profound effect on my knowledge, skills, and disposition concerning instructional technology.
In November 2014, I attended the Georgia Instructional Technology Conference in Atlanta. At this conference, I attended workshops, met technology vendors, tried out technology equipment, and met technology experts. The images for this artifact are some of my digital notes from Evernote that I took from the sessions. I attended four different sessions on educational technology and methods for implementing it, but the most memorable session was hosted by Tammy Worcester. She shared so many different tools including Kahoot, Batchgeo, Screenlink, and Answer Garden. The most helpful resource was her website http://tammyworcester.com/. I still peruse this site weekly for new ideas and tools.
The GAETC conference provided me with new knowledge and skills. It also provided me with a boost in enthusiasm for implementing technology in my classroom. I plan to attend this conference each year. The lasting effect of the GAETC conference is that now I attend many technology conferences, including the Gwinnett Digital Learning Conference, which I have attended the past 2 years. If I could complete this experience again, I would have developed a workshop to share Tammy’s tools with my entire faculty and staff. By sharing these tools with everyone, I could possibly inspire other teachers to attend similar professional development opportunities.
The effects of this experience had a lasting impact on my own classroom and my school. After attending this conference, I shared my notes, handouts, and online resources with my PLC in a short presentation. My PLC and I selected two tools to implement immediately: Kahoot and Infuse Learning. We created lessons to try out the new tools. These lessons were a great success, and we continue to be used in our classrooms today. My attendance at this conference has had an observable change in my classroom lessons. I now use at least one digital tool in each daily lesson. The increase of technology in my students’ hands has led to increased motivation and engagement, which has translated to an increase in performance. My PLC has noticed a similar effect. This effect can be assessed via observations, surveys, and assessments.
While I have attended a lot of professional development since the start of this degree program, I have selected the GAETC conference be the artifact that illustrates my continuous learning. I have selected this conference since it had the most profound effect on my knowledge, skills, and disposition concerning instructional technology.
In November 2014, I attended the Georgia Instructional Technology Conference in Atlanta. At this conference, I attended workshops, met technology vendors, tried out technology equipment, and met technology experts. The images for this artifact are some of my digital notes from Evernote that I took from the sessions. I attended four different sessions on educational technology and methods for implementing it, but the most memorable session was hosted by Tammy Worcester. She shared so many different tools including Kahoot, Batchgeo, Screenlink, and Answer Garden. The most helpful resource was her website http://tammyworcester.com/. I still peruse this site weekly for new ideas and tools.
The GAETC conference provided me with new knowledge and skills. It also provided me with a boost in enthusiasm for implementing technology in my classroom. I plan to attend this conference each year. The lasting effect of the GAETC conference is that now I attend many technology conferences, including the Gwinnett Digital Learning Conference, which I have attended the past 2 years. If I could complete this experience again, I would have developed a workshop to share Tammy’s tools with my entire faculty and staff. By sharing these tools with everyone, I could possibly inspire other teachers to attend similar professional development opportunities.
The effects of this experience had a lasting impact on my own classroom and my school. After attending this conference, I shared my notes, handouts, and online resources with my PLC in a short presentation. My PLC and I selected two tools to implement immediately: Kahoot and Infuse Learning. We created lessons to try out the new tools. These lessons were a great success, and we continue to be used in our classrooms today. My attendance at this conference has had an observable change in my classroom lessons. I now use at least one digital tool in each daily lesson. The increase of technology in my students’ hands has led to increased motivation and engagement, which has translated to an increase in performance. My PLC has noticed a similar effect. This effect can be assessed via observations, surveys, and assessments.