NETS-T Indicators

The two standards from the NETS-T website that I would like to improve on are model digital-age work and design and develop digital-age learning assessments. More specifically, I would like to work on the following indicators: “customize and personalize learning activities to address students’ diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using
digital tools and resources” and “model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning” (www.iste.org, 2008).
To strengthen my confidence, I would like to learn more about the effectiveness of different types of technology and student learning. I would also like to learn more about different technologies in general.
In order to improve on both of these standards I plan to attend seminars that train teachers to become more technology savvy. For example, our county now offers a wikispace training seminar where we would create our very own wikispace in order to use it in the classroom for various purposes. I would also like to personalize my activities so that I can address the many learning styles that each of my students bring to the classroom. I will do this by using the many technological resources available to me such as VoiceThread, virtual labs, and blog sites.
To monitor and evaluate my progress, I will take the information that I learn and perform mini lessons to my colleagues. I will encourage constructive criticism before I teach the lesson to my students. Once I receive this feedback I will make the necessary changes to my lesson to make it more effective.