#1 Empowered Professional- Learner

Educators continually improve their practice by learning from and with others and exploring proven and promising practices that leverage technology to improve student learning. Educators:

• Set professional learning goals to explore and apply pedagogical approaches made possible by technology and reflect on their effectiveness.

• Pursue professional interests by creating and actively participating in local and global learning networks.

• Stay current with research that supports improved student learning outcomes, including findings from the learning sciences.

Google Essential Training

Class: ITEC* 2360- Teaching with Technology

Semester: Spring 2022

Rationale: Google Essential Training is a great way to be effective with technology and allows you to have more ideas on how to incorporate Google's technology into classrooms.  It teaches about how you can work with other teachers from all over the world to get ideas to use in your classroom but also how to keep your students engaged in the class. It also provides you with links to many different groups that allow you to research different technology to show your students. This is a great opportunity not only for teachers but also for students because it shows you how to create so many new resources using everything that you learned from the Google Essential Training.

Wyoming Digital Learning Guidelines Training

Class: ITEC* 2360- Teaching with Technology

Semester: Spring 2022

Rationale: After completing the training through the Wyoming Department of Education, I am confident in my abilities to use ISTE standards in my classroom. I have developed a strong understanding of both the ISTE Standards for Educators as well as the ISTE Standards for Students. I plan to use this information I learned in my training to create lesson plans using more technology in the classroom.