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3.  Who am I? Who am I?  Implications for Who am I as a learner Implications for Who am I as a learner  Implications for Who am I as a teacher? Implications for Who am I as a teacher?  Capacities Capacities Baseline Portfolio

4.  My dreams motivate me to be better for the people I look up to and the people that look up to me. At the same time, they inspire me to pursue my dreams.  The ability to be myself has a huge impact on my personal and professional life.  When you experience it, you learn it. Baseline Portfolio

5.  I am an observer. I learn how I want to do things by observing how others do them. I am verbal/linguistic. I like to discuss everything with everyone in order to determine exactly what I think.  I am interpersonal. I like to be around people most of the time even if we are in silence together. Baseline Portfolio

6.  I am...  an SFU Alumni 2005: English major, Theatre Extended Minor.  a fulltime junior English and Planning 10 teacher at Semiahmoo Secondary in South Surrey.  a sponsor teacher for Semiahmoo’s Interact, Toastmasters’ and Dance clubs.  involved in grad, sunshine and new teacher mentor committees. Baseline Portfolio

7.  an SFU Alumni Grad 2005: English major, Theatre Extended Minor.  a fulltime junior English and Planning 10 teacher at Semiahmoo Secondary in South Surrey.  a sponsor teacher for Semiahmoo’s Interact, Toastmasters’ and Dance clubs.  involved in grad, sunshine and new teacher mentor committees.

8.  Developing a passion for self directed, ongoing learning which will inform our professional development outside of school which may challenge us to take risks.  Goals: Make/Take the time to learn more about the things that interest me personally like creative writing, theatre, photography, & yoga.  Take risks professionally in order to learn from them especially in the area of technology. Baseline Portfolio

9.  Take the time to be assessed by self/colleagues/students periodically to monitor and value change in our practice, learning experiences and beliefs.  Goals: Continue discussions with colleagues to gage where I think I am and where I aim to go.  Keep track of successes as well as disappointments in a journal; reflect on them in times of doubt.  Pursue professional readings and use them to inform my practice rather than “critique” it.  Become more aware and realistic about my core values and belief system Baseline Portfolio

10.  Check out current educational theories, policies, research and philosophies which will contribute to our needs in our personal/professional environment.  Goals: Become more of a critical thinker. Be more decisive about which information I let have an impact on my practice.  See the potential of philosophies, policies, theories, and research rather than being overwhelmed by it (as if it’s one more thing I’m not doing) Baseline Portfolio

11.  The use of appropriate technology to create a community, while meeting the needs of the PLO’s, student autonomy, diversity, and the connection for the world outside the classroom.  Goals: Create more opportunities for students to maximize their strengths and improve their weaknesses.  Create more opportunities for extension, autonomy and diversity Baseline Portfolio

12.  Creating/selecting and evaluation opportunities for ourselves, our students that are diverse and instructional; based on applicable literature/ informed assessment.  Goals: Incorporate research based on inquiry, as well as technology into my classes to engage learning. Baseline Portfolio

13.  Contributing to as well as supporting/supported by members of learning communities in their inquiries; helping to design/evaluate while valuing those contributions.  Goals: Continue to engage in a variety of learning opportunities.  Seek out discussion with colleagues outside of my department to share across the curriculum. Baseline Portfolio

14.  Understanding/mentoring our role as educators to facilitate change in the use of technology, learning activities/ discussions surrounding education.  Goals: Continue to lead others; focus on leading colleagues as well as students.  Volunteer to mentor colleagues in areas of technology that I acquire. Baseline Portfolio

15.  Implementing our knowledge to enhance our learning and our teaching.  Goals: Instead of being over-conscious about the alarming amount of technologies available, dabble in a few at a time.  Employ the student’s knowledge to inform me/students instead of taking it all on myself.  When I find technologies I like, using them regularly to gain proficiency in them Baseline Portfolio

18.  To embrace/ encourage self directed learning and inquiry.  To make/take time for all to reflect.  To learn/ incorporate new technology into lessons.  *ENGAGEMENT

19.  THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE WHO I AM!  My parents for pushing me to be more than an observer.  Melody, Kristy, Jessica, Kelly and Patti for ALWAYS supporting my verbal/linguistic- ness.  Chris for understanding silence together. Baseline Portfolio