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The following are my short- and long-term professional
development goals. I believe that these goals will help me become the best
teacher I can be with the most effective teaching tools, strategies and
technology available.
Short-term Goals
By Winter of 2004, my primary goal is to complete the training provided
by the Online Instructor Training Institute (OITI) through Kamehameha
Schools Extension
Education Division's Distance Learning Department. I will be introduced to the
application of educational technology in teaching and learning, utilizing strategies
in design, selection, development, integration, and evaluation. Coursework will
continue in the planning, design, and development of online instruction for educational
and training settings. I will learn to implement online course elements such
as student interaction, course management, testing, and content delivery using
an authoring environment such as Web course tools. Being a part of OITI has networked
me with collegues outside of my subject area and the grade levels I teach, as
we all have been working collaboratively through this program.
Having recently completed the Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning (MATL)
program at Nova Southeastern University, I have been experimenting and incorporating
applicable strategies and techniques from the current educational trends of Active
Learning, Classroom Management, Integrated Assessment, Reflective Practices,
Multiple Intelligences, Brain-based Learning and Technology in my music classes.
It has been evident in my classroom that these teaching strategies and techniques
have been enhancing my ability to teach and is helping me to grow professionally.
Long-term Goals
I am committed to further developing my craft to become a better classroom teacher
and the most effective music educator possible.
As an instructor in the classroom, I plan to expand my repertoire of the theoretical
concepts, practical methods, strategies, knowledge and skills taught in the MATL
program. To assist students to reach their fullest potential, I must continue
to appraise and refine my own instructional practice.
It is important that I align my music curriculum to the national, state and local
standards. Standards clarify teacher expectations about what students are to
achieve. In addition, standards act as guidelines for what students need to be,
in order to be successful in school and in life. I am currently a member of the
KSIPP (Kamehameha Schools Instructional Planning Project) Standards Committee
whose purpose is to develop and implement content and performance standards for
Kamehameha Schools.
Another objective is to develop a full assessment plan for the K-3 music program,
which incorporates singing, instrument playing, music appreciation, multicultural
music and dance. By evaluating and improving methods of assessment, students
will be able to effectively and successfully demonstrate their skill mastery
and understanding.
As a music educator, I am committed to be as knowledgeable as possible in the
areas of music pedagogy, music education, music- and educational-technology.
I will continue to improve my skills and be proficient in the areas of sequencing,
composing, arranging and recording. Incorporating technology in the classroom
through powerpoint presentations and self-created web sites will enhance musical
activities. I intend to train in the Orff-Schulwerk method of music and Phyllis
Weikart's ‘Integrated Movement and Music Across the Curriculum.' Eventually,
I would like to receive certification in these two areas of concentration.
The attendance of conferences and clinics that focus on music, early childhood
education, brain research and technology will help me to stay apprised of current
teaching methods, literature, and the latest research.
I am currently involved with the Hawai'i Music Educators Association and the
Hawai'i Orff-Schulwerk Association. With a broader sense of current teaching
methods and the way students learn, I plan to become more active in these two
professional music organizations. As a member of both of these significant groups,
I hope to promote music education and appreciation through the state education
system and the local community.
Future career goals in consideration are a second masters degree in music education
and a doctoral degree either in music education or in the field of education
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