Standard+V

Standard V** 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. Teachers:
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 * 5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership **
 * a. ** participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning
 * b. ** 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
 * c. ** 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
 * d. ** contribute to the effectiveness, vitality, and self-renewal of the teaching profession and of their school and community

I am involved with a diigo group through Wilson College Integration of Technology into the Classroom graduate class. I am also in a cohort with 20 other teaching peers involved in a Classrooms for the Future program at Hanover Public School District. Through CFF I have already received a personal laptop and at the beginning of next school year will be receiving an interactive white board and portable projector to use in the gymnasium. I am part of a leadership program at Hanover to help implement technology into every classroom in the district.
 * 1. List ways in which you are involved in promoting technology and increasing your own professional growth and leadership. This could be through involvement in professional organizations, grade level groups, professional training you provide, professional learning communities, global communities you are involved in via the web such as nings, blogs, diigo groups, or other educator networks, a school network, district committee work, sharing with school leaders, etc.**

I would like to do a better job of sharing information with the Physical Education Department across the district. I have been working with the PE department in the High School where I work, but should be getting involved with the teachers in the Middle and Elementary School PE departments. I would like to keep moving forward with technology in Physical Education and take Hanover's program to the next level, I want other schools to look at Hanover and say "I want to do what they are doing" or have other PE teachers visit our school to see the amazing things we are doing with technology in PE.
 * 1a. List at least 2 ways you can better improve your professional practice of modeling lifelong learning and leading the way for promoting and demonstrating effective use of digital tools and resources**.

Heart Rate monitors- enough for each student in the class. The program that goes with the monitors to hook them into the computer and save students data. Updated cardio equipment that is compatible with the heart rate monitors. Mobile lab with wireless internet access for the gym and weight room. Portable projector, laptop, and interactive whiteboard for the gymnasium and weight room. Teacher collaboration time to help implement technology in PE in all district buildings. A program that tracks students wellness from K-12, so that information can be shared and recorded throughout the students entire career in the school district.
 * 2. List resources that can help you grow in this area **.

Promote and implement the use of technology in the PE curriculum to all PE department staff members K-12. Find ways to create funds for equipment that would take the Hanover PE program to the forefront of using technology in education.
 * Write your response in 1a in the form of an action plan statement that you will then transfer to your action plan page.**