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Standard 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:

a. Participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning a. Explore and discuss attributes of local and global learning communities where teachers can explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning

b. 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 b. Identify and evaluate local and global visions of technology infusion, ways of participating in shared decision making and community building, and strategies for developing the technology skills of others.

c. 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 c. Investigate and reflect on research and professional practice for using digital tools and resources to support student learning needs.

d. Contribute to the effectiveness, vitality, and self-renewal of the teaching profession and of their school and community d. Identify strategies for contributing to the effectiveness, vitality, and self-renewal of the teaching profession and the school community.