Use this template for your individual self-study planning and brainstorming. First, think about the areas where you would like to place your focus during the institute. Then, think about the tools and resources outlined on this site and how they can help you meet your goals. Once you've done some individual brainstorming, we'll guide you through an activity to help you refine your goals and form a group.

What is an area where you'd like to work on personal growth? Some examples:

• Organizing online bookmarks and materials so they are easy to find
• Building a bank of photos and media to use throughout the year
• Setting up units and homework activities online
  

What is an area of student achievement where you'd like to focus? Some examples:

• Helping students master vocabulary terms.
  
• Developing units for student collaborative projects during the year

During DLSI I-IV you've had a chance to explore many tools. How will you use these to support learning in your classroom?

• Studywiz
• Podcasting
• Wikis and Blogs
• Del.icio.us
• iLife
• iWork

Now, record your goals for this week:

Personal Growth Goal:
To better utilize computers in the classroom in a productive--not a distracting--way
1) learn how students can take notes on the computer and organize it so they will be able to remember where to find these notes
2) find online resources that will keep students interested in class topics
3) find ways to keep higher level students engaged while helping lower level students

Develop a Professional Learning Network
1) set up Twitter account
2) explore how Twitter can connect me with teachers of similar interest



Student Achievement Goal:
Use computers to organize information/notes/handouts (Students lose written notes--or don't take them in the first place)

Collaborate with students at other schools to work on joint projects



Use this chart to jot down ideas for any of these tools. Feel free to add your own tools to the chart too.

	How would this assist in meeting my personal goal?	How would this assist in meeting my student achievement goal?
Studywiz		handouts
Podcasting		collaboration with other schools
Wikis and Blogs
Del.icio.us	organize websites in one spot
iLife
iWork