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Standard 12 Reflection

Standard 12 for Seattle Pacific University's Teacher Leadership Standards states that teacher leaders "evaluate and use technology for teaching and learning".  The class EDTC 6433, Teaching with Technology, was a great learning tool to move forward in this standard.  Technology is something that has been a passion of mine since before becoming a teacher.  It seemed so natural to me to integrate technology into my classroom practices in order to get the most out of instructional times.  Where this class helped me the most, however, is thinking about leveraging technology for our entire school building, our communities, and in working with teachers who aren't as comfortable with technology. 

While I think the entire "Teaching with Technology" blog page demonstrates various aspects of this standard (linked here), I think both reflection #3 and reflection #5 highlight key understandings from the course related to the standard.  These two subjects, digital citizenship and lifelong learning through technology, are the foundation for teaching with technology and learning as an educator through it.  These reflections also hold many resources that demonstrate some of my learning. 

Since taking this class, I've continued my work both on myself and helping others through teaching with technology.  I remain our buildings technology team leader, facilitating adult meetings about the technology us in our building.  We are looking at ways that we can maximize our technology budget to reach all students in the building and also support teachers to integrate technology effectively in their classroom.  I am also excited to see how we can enhance our technology usage as we work on adopting our new STEM curriculum. 

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