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**Standard 9 Teachers are able to evaluate themselves** The teacher is a reflective practitioner who continually evaluates the effects of his or her choices and actions on pupils, parents, professionals in the learning community and others and who actively seeks out opportunities to grow professionally.

Evidence:  PDP started in EDT 650 and completed in EDT 678 

Rationale:  I chose my Professional Development Plan (PDP) for my evidence to show that I am a reflective practitioner. Developing my PDP at the beginning of my Master’s degree in my EDT 650 //Foundations of Educational Technology// class encouraged me to integrate new technology in my classroom. When setting my goals I wanted to make sure to keep students engaged and eager to learn. My first goal was for me to learn different ways to integrate more technology for my students to use. Using wikis, blogs, hybrid courses, etc. helped my students become more engaged in the content being taught. My second goal was to learn new programs so my students would have a wide range of instructional strategies and learning will be engaging.  Throughout the program I looked at my PDP to make sure I was working towards meeting my goal. By the end of my Master’s degree in my EDT 678 //Electronic Portfolio: Development and Assessment// class I was able to reflect on my goals and see what I still needed to do to meet my goal. I have accomplished both of my goals and yet still continue to find ways to enhance them.

 My PDP helps my development as a teacher because I have goals to work towards and I continually evaluate the effects that my choices have on my students. My plan allowed me to support student learning because my goals encouraged me to teach using technology, which engaged my students and made them eager to learn.

<span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">KSD: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> **Knowledge: 9.K.3** The teacher is aware of major areas of research on teaching and other resources for professional learning (e.g. professional literature, colleagues, professional associations, professional development activities).

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">My PDP shows my professional development and notes my changes in teaching practices from the time I started the Marian Educational Technology Program.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> **Skills: 9.S.2** The teacher uses classroom observation, information about students, cultural, social, and philosophical frameworks, and research as sources for evaluating the outcomes of teaching and learning and as a basis for reflecting on and revising practice.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">After completing my goals and going back to reflect on them I realize the amount of positive change that I have seen in my students because of the amount of technology used in my classroom. The engagement has improved student achievement and I have seen more positive behavior as well.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> **Dispositions: 9.D.2** The teacher is committed to reflection, assessment, and learning as an ongoing process.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">With the completion of my PDP I reflected on my goals and noted changes made, additional activities completed, and any challenges I still need to resolve.