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= **Our Journey thru Year 1 eMINTS Comprehensive PD:** =
 * Use technology for efficient and effective communication and as a tool to support thinking and learning.
 * Enhance and deepen our understanding of the eMINTS Instructional Model, Constructivism and its transfer into classroom practices.
 * Identify and plan instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners.
 * Fostering and maintaining a classroom community where students are comfortable to take risks.
 * Planning and creating goals for student centered learning.
 * Purposeful instructional designs that reflect the desired level of thinking.
 * Plan ways to model effective use of questioning strategies to promote inquiry based learning.
 * Develop classroom use policies to promote classroom management and safety
 * Develop a deeper understanding of safety and management of classroom computers.

Implementation strategies....
 * Design SMART notebook activities to engage students in classroom activities.
 * Brainstorm unit alterations to include instructional strategies grounded in constructivism.
 * Plan ways to design cooperative-learning groups in the classroom based on student learning profiles.
 * Plan for implementing ideas focused on student centered learning into classroom practices.
 * Generated ideas for using communication tools in the classroom.
 * Created a personal learning taxonomy to be integrated into instructional practices.
 * Prepared a plan to create a foundation for student generated questions in the classroom.
 * Formulate plans for addressing technology safety issues and acceptable use of technology in the classroom.