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As a hopeful high school English teacher, I plan to use data collection and reporting tools to track student progress and uncover what my students succeed and struggle with in each lesson. A survey, such as an "exit ticket", in which students fill out a small paper with details of the basic concepts of the lesson they just completed and the teacher then collects and reviews the responses to determine the level of mastery of the subject the students achieved , is a great way for teachers to analyze the effectiveness of a new lesson plan or activity. I plan on using Excel to create checklists to analyze student performance on essays and oral presentations. Using Excel, I can design a graph with columns containing criteria titles, and spaces to jot down notes about the specific student's performance. For example, I could create a chart with several columns to grade Literature essays, with criteria such as: use of a specific tense (past, present, future), an introduction, conclusion, and x amount of body paragraphs, and use of key vocabulary from the lesson. Checklists will not only allow me to effectively track student progress and performance, but students can also use them to determine the exact requirements that need to be addressed in their essay/assignment/etc. 

Many of my classmates took online professional development courses for their ILPs to enhance their learning. LinkedIn offers courses on digital technology, knowledge that seems critical for teachers in today's ever-adapting technology in classrooms. For my second ILP, I used a website in which users can create infographics, flyers, advertisements, social media layouts, etc., and upon explore my classmates' blogs, found many easier-to-use resources that offer the same functions (i.e., Piktochart).

One technology-related skill I want to learn next is coding. In my first ILP, I interacted in a Twitter conference in which 3D printing and coding were the main topics of discussion. I came across a Twitter account for a coding product, Ozobot, which teaches basic coding to elementary school students. Since then, I have been curious as to how coding works and what basic skills it teaches/requires. I found a local Tallahassee business that teaches classes on basic coding, and to achieve my goal of learning this skill, I plan on attending a workshop after I graduate. Coding can introduce me to other types of programming, which will help me when working with advanced educational technology in the classroom, as I plan to do so.