2 Corinthians 9:10 states, “He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for
food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of
your righteousness” (English Standard Version).
This is a great scripture that can apply to continuing professional
development. The education sector is
continuously changing—there is always new research, data, strategies, and
resources that we can utilize in our classroom and school community. Always striving to better ourselves, and grow
in knowledge will not only benefit us in terms of professionalism, and
teaching, but it will also help our students as they cognitively, and
social-emotionally grow in our classroom.
My personal growth plan involves
taking education courses or classes that are offered within my school
district. One goal that I have made is
to continue in my professional development of technology. I am not a technological-savvy individual. Indeed, I have learned a tremendous amount in
this course, and in another technology course that I took; nonetheless, there
is always room to grow. Even more,
technology is constantly changing, so keeping up-to-date with the latest
educational technology is imperative to being a mindful educator and stakeholder. Sheninger, 2014, explains, “ As leaders adopt
and embrace the pillars of digital leadership, numerous opportunities will
arise in an array of areas that positively impact school culture and
professional practice” (pg. 185).
The more I am implementing
technology in my classroom, the more I realize how important it is for a school
to also have quality wireless broadband internet. Students are able to do so much more digital
interaction when they are not limited by a cord, or a small number of computer
labs. The more I work on the
collaborative technology plan with my group, the more I want to advocate that
each student have a iPad that they are assigned to for school. I am grateful that in this class I am being
pushed to research, discover, and be a proactive educator who advocates for the
necessary resources so our students can be 21st century
learners.
Resource
Sheninger, E. C., & Zhao, Y.
(2014). Digital leadership: changing paradigms for changing times.
Thousand Oaks (CA): Corwin.
