To be a great teacher that keeps up with the changing times in education you must always be looking to better your self through professional development. As a rookie teacher I plan to use at least two resources to better my teaching and thinking. I work in a high school setting and meet once a week with the whole Algebra team. These meeting are great to find out how other teachers are assessing their students, teaching the material, and resources they are using to meet the students needs. For the last 2 years I have been studying education but feel my real growth has been in my student teaching placement because I am able to work very closely with so many teachers. Through out my career I will meet with my fellow teachers formally and informally to discuss the material, students, and teaching styles so that I can better myself.
The other resource I will use will be blogs and TED talks like http://wildaboutmath.com/. This blog shows great ways to relate math to real world life and make it come alive with technology. Being able to see where math is going and how other teachers teach it is a great way to learn and implement these strategies in my classroom.
