Reflecting on all that I have learned in my first five years of teaching, I have found it to be a very humbling experience. As a first-year teacher, people always compliment you on your new and innovative ideas, but that quickly fades when you're faced with the changing district climate, new colleagues, and, of course, the state and national education policy. At the beginning of my PDP, I selected Teacher Standards 4, 5, and 10. (4) The teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies, including the use of technology to encourage the development of critical thinking , problem solving and performance skills in children. .We quickly learn that to be an effective teacher, you must constantly adapt and modify the practices of the profession. I feel that the skills I have learned throughout my professional development plan have better prepared me to teach in this changing world and support our 21st century learners. I'm doing things in my classroom with technology that I never imagined possible when I started teaching, and it's only been 5 years. I can't imagine what I will be doing in 5 years. (5) The teacher uses an understanding of individual and group motivation and behavior to create a learning environment that encourages positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, and self-motivation. One of the things I found myself bogged down in during years 2 and 3 was content coverage. I realized that I was working really hard to get the material out there and the kids weren't picking it up. Through some of the strategies I learned and the technology I was able to use, I decided that teaching a lot over a little is much more...... middle of paper .... .. I want to get him to contact the parents. I also implemented a parent-teacher quiz system which had positive results on conference attendance. With our move to the PLC system, I have had much more time to collaborate with my colleagues and I look forward to doing so in the future. My colleague and I have created joint assessments and shared lesson plans over the past two years and offered suggestions for professional improvement. I also have projects and courses in mind that include members of other departments. One of them is a course where students will recreate the community of Algoma virtually as it was thought of at certain times in history. This could be a fantastic community outreach opportunity and will allow me to work with our Technical Education department. I feel like I've done pretty well in this area, especially since I have a slight disability from living so far away..