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**Standard 9** The teacher is a reflective practitioner who continually evaluates the effects of his or her choices and actions on pupils, parents, professionals in the learning community and others and who actively seeks out opportunities to grow professionally.
 * Teachers are able to evaluate themselves.**

**Laptop Grant Proposal, LEAD Academy Project**
 * __Evidence 1: __**

__**Rationale 1: **__  During the Masters of Art in Educational Technology program at Marian University, I wrote a grant for the purchase of 8 laptop computers for students to use while in the GM ASEP program at Fox Valley Technical College.  This directly relates to the Wisconsin Teacher Standard 9 because my decision to write this particular grant stemmed from a decision I had made earlier on in the Masters program to “strongly encourage” all students in the GM ASEP program to have their own laptop for use in the program. The grant document clearly cites the necessity for laptops in the GM ASEP classroom and lab, but it was only through reflection on that decision that I was prompted to choose laptops for students as a topic. Furthermore, I chose the grant proposal as a project for a professional growth opportunity through Fox Valley Technical College. I am in a leadership development initiative at the College called the LEAD Academy. Each of the past three years, the Executive Team at FVTC identifies 15 – 20 emergent leaders from within the College to participate in a cohort style professional growth academy. As a significant part of this academy, we have to choose a project to do and then report to the Executive Team on it at the end of the academic year. I have decided to use my grant proposal for this project. The project is currently in revision and has not been submitted yet. This has provided several opportunities for me to grow. I am working with the foundation office at FVTC, which is something that I had not done to this extent before, and I am also working closely with our new grant writer, whom I had not met before. On the surface, one would expect that because I had written the grant for my graduate program that I would simply submit what was done and that would be it. But much to my surprise, there is much more to the revision work and meeting the expectations of the Technical College’s writers before they will endorse it for submission to the grantor.
 * __KSD: __**

9.K.3 The teacher is aware of major areas of research on teaching and other resources for professional learning (e.g. professional literature, colleagues, professional associations, professional development activities).

 Participation in the LEAD Academy is a substantial indicator of my personal awareness and belief in the value of collegial relationships both personally and professionally. It’s through cultivation of these types of relationships that we build our own network of trusted colleagues.

9.S.4 The teacher draws upon professional colleagues within the school and other professional areas as supports for reflection, problem-solving and new ideas, actively sharing experiences and seeking and giving feedback.

 Having a team of trusted colleagues is how I have been able to grow and develop the most throughout my career. Whether it was as a young enlistee in the Service, a dealership technician, an automotive technology instructor, team leader, department chair or any other position; I have achieved the most when surrounded by good people that offer insight and diversity beyond my own perceptions. This is the primary reason I chose to participate in the LEAD Academy.

9.D.2 The teacher is committed to reflection, assessment, and learning as an ongoing process.

 My decision to use the grant proposal I wrote as my project for the LEAD Academy demonstrates my commitment to reflection, assessment and learning as an ongoing process. I knew with fair certainty that if I were to submit a grant proposal through the official College process, I would have to significantly revise what I had done for the EDT 655 class. The technical college seems to always have different expectations that need to be addressed when the time actually comes to use what you have made. It’s through this reflection and self assessment that have grown significantly.

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