Professional Learning Plan

When I began my masters’ degree, I really wanted to become an expert on podcasting, creating videos/movies, and Google Docs. I became extremely interested in TPACK, and have been trying to see if my different lesson plans incorporate it. I’ve begun planning lessons around the different technologies and theories I have learned, and have started discussions with my technology coordinator at school to help me implement my ideas. As a school, we are working on incorporating more technology, so I am using what I’ve learned to help other teachers as well. I plan on keeping in contact with my colleagues and professors from the MAET program to help me access opportunities to continue my development and learn of any changes in the technologies. I also plan on discussing my lessons with my colleagues to see if they have any ideas on how to improve them. I have found myself blogging regularly in a personal blog, and have helped my cousins and friends create personal and professional websites. With my family business, I am starting to create websites/handbooks for the different positions for my employees. Between now and next summer, I plan on implementing several lessons, and relooking at them to ensure I incorporate the TPACK theory and address any ways to improve my lessons. I will need help from my students (surveys), colleagues (observations), my technology coordinator, and masters’ degree colleagues (ideas on how to enhance lessons). I plan on fully implementing my wicked project, and if the other technologies fit, trying out the different technologies in my lessons. I do not want to try technology just to say I am using it, so I will have to work extra hard to ensure it fits my objectives.