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)
professional practice. (PSC 6.1/ISTE 6a, 6b)
Artifact: GaETC Conference
Reflection:
During the fall of 2015 I attended the Georgia Educational Technology Consortium conference (GaETC) in Atlanta, Georgia. During this three day conference I attended a variety of sessions and led by some of the trend setters in the educational technology circuit such as Angela Maiers, Chris Craft and Leslie Fischer, as well as sessions led by teachers and administrators from various schools across the state. My focus during the conference was to gain more insight into Genius Hour and how schools have implemented 1:1 initiatives. I also visited the vendor fair and made contacts with several companies and organizations that could be beneficial in the future. My contribution for this artifact was to attend the conference in hopes of growing professionally through learning new skills, resources, digital tools, and networking to bring back to my school and classroom to improve student learning.
By attending this conference I was able to demonstrate my desire for continual growth in knowledge and skills of current and emerging technologies. I attended several sessions led by Leslie Fischer in which she modeled and discussed many current and emerging technologies that could be used in the classroom to enhance learning. One of my favorite tools she shared that I was able to go back and apply immediately in my classroom was that of Quiver Vision in which I was able to print out diagrams of animal and plant cells, have the students color and label them, and then use the app to turn them into 3D visuals of the cells that provided additional information about the cell organelles for the students. During the conference I recorded detailed notes about the current and emerging technologies using a Google Doc so that I could immediately share with my colleagues back at school what I was learning. They were able to read my notes, do their own research and have me ask any questions that they might have while I was still in attendance. I found this was a great way to document what I was hearing so that I could easily return to my classroom and apply them to improve personal productivity and professional practice.
In the completion of this artifact I was able to learn more about the current and emerging technologies. As a technology leader in my school, others look to me to know about what is up and coming in the world of educational technology. This conference not only introduced me to a variety of create resources and digital tools, but also extended my network of people to contact about these technologies and how they can be used in the classroom. In the future I would like to improve my presence at the conference by presenting with some of my colleagues about the things we are doing in our classrooms with technology, specifically 1:1 devices and the Google classroom.
The impact of this artifact can be felt in faculty development for myself and those who were sharing in the Google Doc with me while I was there and once I returned. It can also be felt in the increase in student learning as I learned about new strategies and techniques to try to make the use of technology more effective in the classroom. This impact can be assessed by observing any new digital tools or resources that are used in classrooms as a result of learning from this conference and how their use has impacted student learning through achievement and technology literacy.
During the fall of 2015 I attended the Georgia Educational Technology Consortium conference (GaETC) in Atlanta, Georgia. During this three day conference I attended a variety of sessions and led by some of the trend setters in the educational technology circuit such as Angela Maiers, Chris Craft and Leslie Fischer, as well as sessions led by teachers and administrators from various schools across the state. My focus during the conference was to gain more insight into Genius Hour and how schools have implemented 1:1 initiatives. I also visited the vendor fair and made contacts with several companies and organizations that could be beneficial in the future. My contribution for this artifact was to attend the conference in hopes of growing professionally through learning new skills, resources, digital tools, and networking to bring back to my school and classroom to improve student learning.
By attending this conference I was able to demonstrate my desire for continual growth in knowledge and skills of current and emerging technologies. I attended several sessions led by Leslie Fischer in which she modeled and discussed many current and emerging technologies that could be used in the classroom to enhance learning. One of my favorite tools she shared that I was able to go back and apply immediately in my classroom was that of Quiver Vision in which I was able to print out diagrams of animal and plant cells, have the students color and label them, and then use the app to turn them into 3D visuals of the cells that provided additional information about the cell organelles for the students. During the conference I recorded detailed notes about the current and emerging technologies using a Google Doc so that I could immediately share with my colleagues back at school what I was learning. They were able to read my notes, do their own research and have me ask any questions that they might have while I was still in attendance. I found this was a great way to document what I was hearing so that I could easily return to my classroom and apply them to improve personal productivity and professional practice.
In the completion of this artifact I was able to learn more about the current and emerging technologies. As a technology leader in my school, others look to me to know about what is up and coming in the world of educational technology. This conference not only introduced me to a variety of create resources and digital tools, but also extended my network of people to contact about these technologies and how they can be used in the classroom. In the future I would like to improve my presence at the conference by presenting with some of my colleagues about the things we are doing in our classrooms with technology, specifically 1:1 devices and the Google classroom.
The impact of this artifact can be felt in faculty development for myself and those who were sharing in the Google Doc with me while I was there and once I returned. It can also be felt in the increase in student learning as I learned about new strategies and techniques to try to make the use of technology more effective in the classroom. This impact can be assessed by observing any new digital tools or resources that are used in classrooms as a result of learning from this conference and how their use has impacted student learning through achievement and technology literacy.