Individual Teacher Professional Development Plan for TECHNOLOGY (PDP-T)

Teacher Name Assignment/Department/Grade Level Date

8th Grade Georgia Studies 11/26/2018
Ms. Hall Individuals & Society

I. Areas Identified for Development of Professional Practice with Technology (Areas in which you need/want professional
development)

No. Areas Identified for Development Rationale/Sources of Evidence (why?)

1 Interactive Promethean Board There is an interactive Promethean Board at the front of the classroom in between
two whiteboards. Students now interact with it for videos, setting timers,
researching information when doing collaborative projects and when reviewing
notes using the powerpoint slides.
2 Nearpod https://nearpod.com/

Nearpod is a tool used for both teachers to create interactive lessons and for
students to have a voice and take ownership of their learning. It has the ability to
evaluate student response live or with post-session reports. The lessons can
automatically be differentiated for teachers as well as creating interactive lessons.
Educators can add their existing lesson plans to Nearpod and adds interactive
features such as Virtual Field Trips, 3D Objects, Quizzes, Polls and Open Ended
Questions.
3 Flipgrid https://flipgrid.com/

Flipgrid is an engaging video discussion platform for students today to share and
discuss. It is a tool that empowers student voice and gives them a stronger voice in
the classroom. Students feel more empowered using social learning. There is an
option to take Flipgrid global with other educators and expand my students’
exposure and networking by having #GridPals. This is a great way to appeal to
students using modern day technology and also getting them to interact with one
another via technology.

Adapted from: New Jersey Department of Education PDP Plan 1 Georgia State University – IT 7360
II. Professional Learning Network Resources and Strategies (list online sources (e.g. specific listservs)) and how you will monitor them)

No. Network Resource Strategy

1 Ed Tech Teacher https://edtechteacher.org Subscribe to an RSS Feed or Newsletter that will
keep me updated on the latest tech tools that
educators can use in the classroom to help inspire
creativity.
2 Wired https://www.wired.com Communicating and surrounding myself with fellow
teachers who are also exploring technology in
depth. Having a group of colleagues who want
enjoy having fun with technology and knows how
to balance it in the classroom.
3 Extreme Tech http://www.extremetech.com Asking my students about what they have
discovered or currently enjoy doing on their devices
at home and how we can appropriately implement
it into our lessons. Hearing student voice is vital to
our growth as a teacher as well.
4 Emerging Ed Tech https://www.emergingedtech.com Attend Professional Development Sessions offered
at my school or at outside seminars that will
exercise my learning. Actively listening and
interacting in activities on learning about the
updated technology and how to be an expert at
operating it.
5 Buncee https://app.edu.buncee.com Utilizing Social Media and following social media
platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
I currently follow #TeachersofInstagram and
Educators who are my role models for being
innovative teachers who strives to engage their
students. Searching for hashtags like #edtech and
#edchat to learn about the latest educational
innovations and continue to have conversations
about technology.

Adapted from: New Jersey Department of Education PDP Plan 2 Georgia State University – IT 7360
II. Professional Learning Goals and Activities - Make a plan based on the two tables above

Are Professional Learning Goals Initial Activities Follow-up Activities Resources Estimated
a (as appropriate) (including Completion
No. Online) Date
1 Incorporate Teacher Promethean Powerpoint and/or Prezi interactive Students will submit a virtual https://www.e January-February
Board use into 10 or more lessons presentation that has embedded graphic organizer that they’ve ducationworld. Civil Rights
visuals and videos for students to completed after the WebQuest. com/a_tech/w Movement Unit 4
follow. Display videos for the They will complete the Virtual ebquest033.sh
students to analyze. (Exp. Teacher Field Trip on what Dr. Martin tml
Guided WebQuest/Virtual Field Trip Luther King Jr. believed and The link above
on the board) If the school had iPads promoted during the Civil Rights is to the
the software could be download on Movement. They will be active “Dream Quest”
their personal iPads to follow along editors during the 60s and/or where
on the Promethean Board for the reporters. students will
assigned task. assume the
role of the
editor
expressing
their opinions
in a
newspaper-
style editorial
page.
2 Use Nearpod to engage students in a Students will join a lesson and There are guided questions for https://app.ne Civil Rights
conversation about how the current analyze the debates on criminal the students to type in and arpod.com/libr Movement Unit 4
Black Lives Matter Movement was justice reform and their roles in the submit throughout the module. ary/preview/le February (Black
sparked by the Trayvon Martin case. Movement as millenials. Scholars will These questions will continue to sson-L2428143 History Month)
follow the video on Nearpod probe their thinking as they The link above
beginning with the Objective of move throughout the lesson. is a preview
reading an article on how the recent There are multiple choice lesson to the
killings, especially the Ferguson case, questions, interactive articles “Ferguson’s
has sparked a debate on criminal with highlighted vocabulary Drain on
justice reform. They will use evidence words, and opportunities to turn Justice
from the text to define vocabulary and talk about work with a Reform” where
and support arguments. partner. They will do a lesson students will

Adapted from: New Jersey Department of Education PDP Plan 3 Georgia State University – IT 7360
 reflection on what they’ve engage in a
learned and must be ready to conversation
share at least one factor. about how the
police brutality
issues has led
to reforming
justice.
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introduce themselves at the beginning about themselves and what they students to be able to hold lipgrid.com/ma 2)
of the school year doing expect from the course and myself as structured conversations in a nage/grids/702
“Introductions”with one another via their teacher for the school year to controlled environment. This will 238/topics/200
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record a video and they will submit it to someone before they respond The link above
for everyone to see. since they will be required to contains a Flip
listen to the entire video. They Code that
will post their introduction students must
videos then respond by enter to begin
recording another video to a the discussion
classmate. amongst each
other.

Adapted from: New Jersey Department of Education PDP Plan 4 Georgia State University – IT 7360