Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Online Presence / -Utilize LinkedIn as an online -Create a LinkedIn profile and update it -LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com)
resume to establish and maintain a with new accomplishments that I -Weebly Blog
Digital Footprint professional presence. complete professionally in my school (www.weebly.com/blog)
and school district.
-Connect with other special -Laptop/tablet
education teachers and -Connect with 3-4 professional contacts
professionals to learn new and professional groups that will help
perspectives on current issues in me gain new ideas, resources, and
the educational world and in the perspectives for my students.
classroom.
-Create a blog where I can post
different techniques and technology
tools that I use for my students with
special needs. I would post at least
twice a month sharing new ideas and
inexpensive resources.
Curriculum & Instruction -Utilize different reading and math -When introducing a new reading and -Flocabulary
presentation platforms to present math (or even social and science) (www.flocabulary.com)
lesson materials to students concept, I will use Flocabulary or -YouTube (www.youtube.com)
especially for those that are visual YouTube to engage and capture -Powtoon (www.powtoon.com)
and auditory learners. students’ attention. -Prezi (www.prezi.com)
-Design an animated presentation -Design a Powtoon or Prezi video to -Laptops and/or tablets
to expose students to a different help students recap the lesson and
“teacher” that’ll explain reading review the content they were taught.
and math concepts and ideas in a
way they’ll be able to understand
and comprehend.
Assessment & Evaluation -Create different assessments that -Create a Rubistar account and utilize -Rubristar (www.rubristar.com)
can help students showcase their the different rubrics that best fit the -Kahoot (www.kahoot.com)
learning in the best method that fits assessment/project. The content/criteria
that their learning needs/style. will be based on project requirements. -Tablets or laptops for students to
use for Kahoot
-Critique student’s work from a -Create a Kahoot account to make
fair, professional, and objective different assessment tools: discussions,
perspective to provide them with a surveys, and quizzes. A Kahoot will be
grade that best reflects their created and given to students every
learning and work. other month. I will use them for reading
comprehension, spelling assessments,
and math concepts such as fractions or
telling time.
Beta Testing / Pushing -Introduce students, parents, and -Organize a professional development -Instagram (www.instagram.com)
other teachers to new technology at the beginning or middle of the school -Facebook (www.facebook.com)
the Digital Envelope apps that they normally wouldn’t year introducing teachers to different -Twitter (www.twitter.com)
use to expose students to the idea technology tools they can use in their -Snapchat (www.snapchat.com)
that learning can take place in classrooms and incorporate in their
mainstream apps. lesson plans. -Reference handout
-PowerPoint
-Encourage teachers to stretch -Create a technology website handout
outside of their comfort zone and that teachers can reference at any time -Laptops/tablets
experiment with different during the school year. Include link to
technology that their students are website along with price, if applicable,
familiar with. benefits of usage in the classroom, and
things to be mindful of when using
-Expose teachers to growth as them.
professionals.