Running Head: CREATING CHANGE THROUGHT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR

WORLD LANGUAGE TEACHERS 1

Creating Change Through Professional Development for World Language Teachers

Sydney Gennuso

Towson University

ISTC 731
Running Head: CREATING CHANGE THROUGHT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR
WORLD LANGUAGE TEACHERS 2

Introduction

As a teacher for Baltimore County Public Schools, I am expected to incorporate

meaningful and appropriate technology into my everyday lessons. Students enrolled in

Baltimore County Public Schools are issued a device for educational purposes only that they

bring with them to class and take home. Teachers are expected to incorporate these devices so

that students complete activities “from finding information to creating publications, turning in

assignments” and so these students can also “receiving feedback” from their teachers and peers

(Team BCPS How We Teach and Learn – Devices). I feel that I incorporate technology

relatively well in my classroom. Students are often seen completing assignments on their

devices and are having fun while completing the work.

As a teacher, I am also expected to be a change agent. I want my colleagues in the World

Language department at Loch Raven Technical Academy to use technology the way I use it in

my classroom to make those teachers’ lives easier, prepare students for my class in the future,

and to increase student achievement and engagement.

Professional Development Plan

In order to share my knowledge and skills on successfully incorporating technology into

the world language classrooms, I plan on using the monthly department meetings to instruct

teachers on what I do in my own classroom in order to grow their own toolboxes. My audience

includes the three other world language teachers in the school, all of which have very limited

technology skills.