The goal that I wanted to accomplish was to attend a minimum of two professional development sessions to increase my understanding of new digital resources to successfully diagnose and troubleshoot issues without additional support. This goal was important to me because I wanted to be able to not only introduce my students to computer science standards, but to get them to explore and navigate new digital tools. In doing so, I wanted to be proficient in them so I can support them along the way without having to depend on outside help.
I did accomplish my goal, but not as I initially thought. I was able to attend one professional development session for one of the new digital resources my students needed to use, Zearn. This was a virtual PD session offered through the district. The other sessions were not offered live, so I completed the professional learning courses independently. These modules were for the district’s learning management system, as I wanted to reach an exemplary level of usage and knowledge. As I worked through the goal there were quite a few “aha” moments as I got to see how the resources I was learning about were helping my students reach a deeper level of understanding. The pain points were in times where I wished I had the knowledge I was learning sooner, so I can help my students sooner. As such, going forward, I am going to try to sign up for some professional learning opportunities over the summer. In addition, during pre-planning, I would try to refine my list of digital tools that I want students to learn and use and start to embed them into my lesson plans from day one.
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