Amy Boljkovac's
Professional Growth Plan
Action Plan #3
Develop Math Lesson(s) that Purposefully
Incorporate Tecnology
How does this relate to my professional work?
Collaborating and co-planning is a big part of my job. When a teacher and I develop a lesson, I can then put it on my website to share with other teachers at that grade level.
What technologies do I know about now that will impact this?
All of the technologies I am aware of to date will impact these lessons: SMART board, Prezi, Mindomo, Wordle, PowerPoint, YouTube and Blogger. Any of these may be used in a lesson.
Where will I go for information/instruction related to this technology?
SMARTtech.com (see link) has many great resources for lessons using the SMART board. I will also seek help from colleagues who use technology in their math classes.
Who will I interact with to further my growth?
I am currently working with two teachers who have SMART boards in their rooms and use them on a regular basis for literacy and sometimes for math. I will seek them out and ask if one of them would like to take on this project with me.
Self-assessment of goal.
I will know I have completed this action plan when a lesson has been created, delivered, and is on my website.
Action Plan #4
Create and Deliver a Math focused
Technology PD Session.
How does this relate to my professional work?
Delivering professional development seminars is part of my job.
What technologies do I know about now that will impact this?
All of the technologies I am aware of will impact this goal because any of them (SMART board, Prezi, Mindomo, Wordle, PowerPoint, YouTube, Blogger) may be used in a lesson.
Where will I go for information/instruction related to this technology?
The Technology Mentor I will be collaborating with will be my primary source of information.
Who will I interact with to further my growth?
The Technology Mentor who will be creating this PD opportunity with me is who I will interact with the most. Last year one of her professional goals was to make math videos to put on YouTube. All the Numeracy Leads participated in creating them and it was fairly successful. With this history, I believe she will be willing to participate in my professional goal.
Self-assessment of goal.
I will have completed this goal when the PD session has been created and delivered to its target audience.
In the next 2-4 years, I plan on expanding my skillset even more than I have over the course of taking EDUC 5203. I plan on using technology in a more purposeful and productive way both in my work and at home. I have become comfortable with 5 new-to-me programs (Prezi, Wordle, Mindimo, Blogger and Google sites). I plan on continuing to hone my skills with these programs but also to explore new ones. Here's how I plan to accomplish this...
Action Plan #1
Keep Up my Website
How does this relate to my professional work?
Collaborating with teachers and distributing resources is part of my job as a Numeracy Lead. By maintainting my website, I will have an avenue to share the resources I create and those created in collaboration with other teachers.
What technologies do I know about now that will impact this?
Google sites will be the most important technology for this endeavour. I will have to go beyond what I already know and learn more about what the website can do for me.
Where will I go for information/instruction related to this technology?
Google help and YouTube tutorials on creating and maintaining a website will be the first place I search for information. I will also ask my 'techie' friends who maintain their own websites.
Who will I interact with to further my growth?
I will interact with the teachers I work with along with my Numeracy colleagues to help me create and share resources.
Self-assessment of goal.
This is an action plan that will be ongoing, but I will set the goal (and calendar reminders) to update my website bi-weekly. I will know this goal has become part of my regular practice when I am checking and updating my website without the need of the reminders.
Action Plan #2
Keep up my own blog and find new
educational blogs.
How does this relate to my professional work?
This relates to the professional development aspect of my job. I will be furthering my own learning by reading about what other professionals are doing in their classrooms.
What technologies do I know about now that will impact this?
Google Blogger will help me maintain my own blog.
Where will I go for information/instruction related to this technology?
Google help and my techie colleagues will help me with support for my own blog. I will also ask my colleagues whose blogs they follow in order to find more quality bloggers/educators to check out.
Who will I interact with to further my growth?
I will interact with my colleagues so I can discuss what I find in educator's blogs and also to find out who they are following. The topic of blogs has come up at our team meetings but they didn't peak my interest until going through this course. I will also ask the teachers I work with if they blog or follow anyone else's blog.
Self-assessment of goal.
As with the website, this will also be an ongoing goal. In order to ensure I do actively search new blogs online, I will set the goal of finding one new blog a month. Therefore, this time next year, if I have at least 12 blogs saved in my bookmarks that I check in with regularly then I will have met my goal.