5+Engage+in+Professional+Growth+and+Leadership

> 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: > 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. It is so important to continually update skills, meet with other professionals who do the work you do, and take what is learned back to the school district. There are many online communities that will work if funding is limited. Some of the professional organizations and conferences that I attend are listed below. I've attended about 5 ALA conferences, 2 eTech conferences, but I am very interested this year in attending the ISTE conference in Philadelphia. I have been appointed to head a committee that will adopt a vision of how our district will look in a few years.
 * Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership**
 * Reflection**

Artifact [|Twitter]LbrSchl My account is following several professional organizations, such as #SIGMS #ISTE. [] []