Personal Growth Plan

As I've mentioned before, I'm taking a class in educational technology at MSU, and one of the requirements is to write a personal growth plan.  I know this sounds a bit hokey, but all it has you do is set specific goals that you'd like to accomplish by the end of the course.  This is a brilliant idea for any class for two reasons.  First, as my wonderful teacher told us, "If you aim for nothing, you're sure to reach it."  Without a goal, it's very easy to lose motivation or get lost in the details.  A goal keeps you motivated and on task.  Secondly, it helps the teacher understand their students better and, if possible, tailor the lessons to suit their needs.  I'll spare you reading my whole growth plan and just give you the highlights.

My goals for myself:
- to learn more about the what resources are available to teachers
- to implement these technologies in a way that benefits both teacher and students (ie not just using technology for the sake of using it)
- to add all this to my resume (selfish but oh so true!)

My goals for helping others:
- to accommodate for my students different learning styles by adding more audio, visual, tactile, linguistic, etc. resources for them to use
- to expose my students to resources that they can continue using after they stop attending my school
- to help the other teachers at my school to find useful, simple ways to integrate technology into their classrooms

I feel like my goals for myself aren't very specific, but it's hard to make plans before I know what's out there.  Wish me luck!