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=NETS-T 5: ENGAGE IN PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND LEADERSHIP=

Teachers continuously improve their professional practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in their school and professional community by promoting and demonstrating the effective use of digital tools and resources. Teachers:
 * participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning
 * exhibit leadership by demonstrating a vision of technology infusion, participating in shared decision making and community building, and developing the leadership and technology skills of others
 * evaluate and reflect on current research and professional practice on a regular basis to make effective use of existing and emerging digital tools and resources in support of student learning
 * contribute to the effectiveness, vitality, and self-renewal of the teaching profession and of their school and community

I. Gillespie's Home Page Reflection: In this artifact I created a link on my website to assist a colleague with utilizing web pages within her lessons. This colleague is not tech savvy, and by providing a link for her on my site, she is better able integrate technology into her classroom. She is an inclusion teacher with a small group of LD students. I believe this artifact demonstrates my contribution to the effectiveness, vitality, and self-renewal of the teaching profession and the school. I believe this also demonstrates leadership by demonstrating a vision of technology infusion as well as aiding to develop the technology skills of others.

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Reflection: This artifact confirms that I attended the E-tech Conference in February of 2010. I believe my attendance supports NETS-T 5 because I participated in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning.