Standard+5



=Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership =

====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. ====



 * 1) ====participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning ====
 * 2) ====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 ====
 * 3) ====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 ====
 * 4) ====contribute to the effectiveness, vitality, and self-renewal of the teaching profession and of their school and community ====


  The following is correspondence received from a the founder of the English Companion Ning. This ning has a variety of groups to join, from technology groups to novel ideas groups.
 * By joining nings and other professional communities online teachers are able to explore and connect with other teachers concerning a variety of issues involving technology. Sites such as these allow teachers to reflect and evaluate ideas and research posted by other professionals.

//Welcome to all the many new members who joined the EC Ning in the last few days. Everyone on the EC Ning should take pride in the community you are helping to create and the contributions you are making daily to the profession through your participation in and contribution to this growing and thriving professional community.

Visit English Companion at: http://englishcompanion.ning.com

Two new articles were released today. Of particular interest is the one in the latest issue of the Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy as this review examines the EC Ning in the larger context of research on professional communities. Here are the links: @http://www.teachersourcebook.org/tsb/articles/2009/10/01/01ning.h03.html @http://www.reading.org/Publish.aspx?page=JAAL-53-1-Rock.html&mode=retrieve&D=10.1598/JAAL.53.1.10&F=JAAL-53-1-Rock.html&key=D7C506D8-03A6-446A-8489-05C15D744B94//

**Additional Artifacts: **
 
 * Technology advocacy groups within your school community can be wonderful resources and important committees to join. This [|affidavit]addresses indicator 5.1.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">This is a [|presentation] that was used as a tutorial for how to submit an assignment through the math survival wikispace. It can be used with students or teacher colleagues to teach the basics of submitting an online assignment. This promotes technology infusion within the classroom and among teachers and addresses indicator 5.2.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">This is a [|technology survey] that was given to the staff members to determine their opinions and problems they face with technology in the workplace. It allowed the teachers to express and rate their concerns and frustrations about the technology they work with on a daily basis. The results of the survey were put into [|graphical analysis] form so they could be examined and used to improve professional practice. This example was used for indicator 5.3.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">This wikispace was created for the University of Akron teacher prep program to help clarify the requirements of teacher licensure. The wikispace answers all the questions that arise from the future educators enrolled in the teacher prep program and is an example of indicator 5.4. It has verbal explanations of the process of teacher licensure as well as links and explanations for the different types of licensure that the educators will need to fill out.

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Other Resources: **

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">OLEs: A comprehensive definition of OLEs from Wikipedia:
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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Found here are voice threads that directly address the NETS-T 5 standard. There are various illustrations of professional development, inviting educators from all over the world to share and explore virtual worlds.

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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Teach Digital by Wes Fryer:
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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">@http://www.wtvi.com/teks/<span class="wiki_link_ext"> This is Wes Fryer's site of tips for integrating technology into the classroom.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Digital tools and resources: A compilation of sites which showcase various digital tools and resources. These sites also provide tips and ideas on how to incorporate the tools into the classroom.
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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|http://sites.google.com/site/educationalweb20tools]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Tech Tools: Ten Technology Tools for Technology-Rich Learning
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