As my online PL course takes shape, I am excited to offer it to my colleagues. I am eager to share what I have learned in the ADL program over the last year. I know that it offers many opportunities and experiences for teachers and their students. That is the most exciting part of this journey. The impact I can have on many more individuals than just my learners.

My professional learning opportunity focuses on Blended Learning and how one can bring those experiences to their classroom. I have a goal to have at least 25% on my school community using a BL model with at least one of their classes in the next three years. With the acquisition of Chromebooks last year, this goal seems more achievable. Every learner on our campus has access to a Chromebook. We need to leverage the technology for our learners’ benefit. I believe that by offering a course that is more than the usual one hour PD session that are a waste of precious time, I can help to encourage and support my colleagues.

With the experiences we were forced into due to the pandemic, technology is still an obstacle for some educators. We have anxiety about all the trial and obstacles we endured during those difficult months with virtual learning. I want to lead my learning community back into the embrace of technology. It can make our jobs as teachers better if we just use it as it was intended, a resource for learning. It is not ever just about the technology. We have to have use it with purpose and meaningful intentions to help our learners. With this training, I think I will make good headway toward supporting and inspiring my school community.

Here is the document that guided me through this next step in my online course, which is planning for the implementation of my Blended Learning PL opportunity.

With the guidance offered from the questions provided from Dr. Bellard, I have a good first draft of my course. I have created a video presentation previewing the beginning modules of my course. It provides context to why I chose the topic and what I hope for my learners to accomplish in their completion of the tasks and activities I have laid out for them.

With the feedforward from my peers, I am able to plan and create the resources and tasks for my course with confidence. The process of design and development will be ongoing, as I continue to learn and grow. Technology allows us the ability to change, rethink, restructure, and omit resources, activities and assessment tools throughout the learning process. It is a wonderful advantage to have. One thing I have grown to understand about myself as an educator is that my biggest asset is my desire and willingness to learn. I look forward to learning as I implement and redesign this course after each successful implementation.

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