professional development organization assignment
Title: Professional Development Organization Assignment
Area of Mastery: Professional Development
Description:
This Professional Development Organization Assignment was completed as part of my coursework for ETT 501.
This artifact is a professional development plan that identifies a professional development organization to improve my practice as an educator, identifying specific areas of improvement, possible leadership opportunities, and ways to contribute or participate in the organization and the field. For this particular assignment, I choose to look at the Northern Illinois Computing Educators (NICE), a chapter of the Illinois Computing Educators (ICE). I identified several key areas of growth I could expect through membership in this organization. For example, NICE promotes the following for all of its members:
Rationale:
I have included this artifact because it demonstrates my readiness to participate in the IT field as a professional and provides evidence of professional practice. In order for me to continually be the best educator I can be and to provide the best learning opportunities for my students, it is important that I stay up-to-date on the latest instructional technologies. By joining professional development organizations, such as the one examined in this artifact, I can ensure that I am providing the best tools for my students and organization. Indeed, I found that through my attendance to both the NICE and ICE conferences, I was able to immediately integrate my learning from these experiences into both my classroom and the classrooms of my co-workers. I expect much the same of all future attendance to such events. As you can see, my students' learning will be greatly impacted by my ability to seek out new professional development in order to continually improve. They will always be kept up to date with the best learning tools and strategies. My students will benefit from my drive to continually improve as a professional.
Area of Mastery: Professional Development
Description:
This Professional Development Organization Assignment was completed as part of my coursework for ETT 501.
This artifact is a professional development plan that identifies a professional development organization to improve my practice as an educator, identifying specific areas of improvement, possible leadership opportunities, and ways to contribute or participate in the organization and the field. For this particular assignment, I choose to look at the Northern Illinois Computing Educators (NICE), a chapter of the Illinois Computing Educators (ICE). I identified several key areas of growth I could expect through membership in this organization. For example, NICE promotes the following for all of its members:
- Promote the development, growth, and use on computers and technology in all facets of the educational process.
- Assist in the professional growth and development of its members and other interested parties in the use of computers and technology.
- Facilitate the dissemination of information concerning computing and technology.
Rationale:
I have included this artifact because it demonstrates my readiness to participate in the IT field as a professional and provides evidence of professional practice. In order for me to continually be the best educator I can be and to provide the best learning opportunities for my students, it is important that I stay up-to-date on the latest instructional technologies. By joining professional development organizations, such as the one examined in this artifact, I can ensure that I am providing the best tools for my students and organization. Indeed, I found that through my attendance to both the NICE and ICE conferences, I was able to immediately integrate my learning from these experiences into both my classroom and the classrooms of my co-workers. I expect much the same of all future attendance to such events. As you can see, my students' learning will be greatly impacted by my ability to seek out new professional development in order to continually improve. They will always be kept up to date with the best learning tools and strategies. My students will benefit from my drive to continually improve as a professional.
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