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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:
 * 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

My role in promoting technology as a teacher is wide open. I can bring ideas that I have learned in graduate courses and share them with the teachers. It is very important for everyone to share and promote ideas we (teachers) are a very valuable resource that we often forget about in our busy schedules. I have been improving my professional growth by continuing my education and striving to learn and find news ways to better my self as a person and educator. In my nine years of teaching I have benefited from many trainings that were provided by my school district. The opportunity to learn and listen to other educators is one of the best ways to learn and grow and this type of growth can be achieved in many forms including technology (blogs, podcasts, diigo groups etc).
 * 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.**

To help improve my professional practices and model lifelong learning I need to continue to educate myself by taking course that will help me in the classroom. We can always learn new and improved methods of educating our ever, changing student population. I can help promote technology by being a leader in my school to help and show other teachers how technology can make our jobs as teachers easier and more inviting to students. Be willing to share ideas in regard to using technology would help to promote the use of technology in the classroom.
 * 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**.

One major resource that could help me grow in this area are the teachers that I work with on a daily basis. We should not forget to discuss and share ideas with each other. I also feel that my district technology coordinator would be a big help in this area of growth. We often forget that our technology coordinator is there to help us with any technology related questions. The administration team in my building would also be a large help in leading me in the proper direction for professional growth.
 * 2. List resources that can help you grow in this area **.