Upon reflection of my GAME plan that I developed throughout this course I learned that it is important to be flexible. I began with a set of goals and and ended with a slightly different version. Part of the game plan involves Monitoring. As I put my goals into action, I found that small adjustments needed to be made along the way in order to meet the needs of my students and the outcomes we were working towards. Through conversations and readings I learned some valuable tools that helped me create my GAME plan and some very valuable lessons.
The learning that came about as a result of following my GAME plan was extensive. I found that by researching tools and how to implement them into my classroom I have developed a much broader understanding of how technology, specifically blogging and wikis, can play a role in the classroom. I have also learned the importance of setting goals to help me as a teacher stay focused on the final outcome and the standards I need to teach to my students.
When developing lessons in the future I plan to incorporate as many problem based lessons that I can. I found Problem Based Learning is an important part of getting students to become active participants in their own learning. I found this model to be a realistic way to incorporate academic standards, technology standards, and 21st Century standards all at the same time. When attempting to create lessons that incorporate all of these things, I will utilize the the GAME plan model. I also plan to teach my students to create goals and act on them using the same steps I used in creating my own GAME plan.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Week 7: The GAME plan and my Students
After examining the National Education Standards for Students (NETS-S) I can see how important my job is to help guide students into finding topics to research and projects that are meaningful to students. I think once this is accomplished students will have a more vested interest in their learning and will be more likely to accomplish the goals outlined in these standards.
Much like the way I approached the National Education Standards for Teachers (NETS-T), I will teach my students to develop a GAME plan to help them accomplish their goals. Students will begin by focusing on a few key goals and develop ways in which they plan to reach them. As they work through their goals they will have to make adjustments and changes to help them meet the final goals. In the end, students will have to reflect on what they have accomplished and decide how it helped them become better students. They will also look ahead to the future and assess how it will help them be more successful in the real world.
Students and teachers use the GAME plan every day whether that is what they call it or not. I think pointing out to students the steps that they can use will help them reach all kinds of goals, including those that involve technology.
Much like the way I approached the National Education Standards for Teachers (NETS-T), I will teach my students to develop a GAME plan to help them accomplish their goals. Students will begin by focusing on a few key goals and develop ways in which they plan to reach them. As they work through their goals they will have to make adjustments and changes to help them meet the final goals. In the end, students will have to reflect on what they have accomplished and decide how it helped them become better students. They will also look ahead to the future and assess how it will help them be more successful in the real world.
Students and teachers use the GAME plan every day whether that is what they call it or not. I think pointing out to students the steps that they can use will help them reach all kinds of goals, including those that involve technology.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Revising My Plan: Week 6
Current Goals:
Goal 1: To promote student reflection using collaborative tools.
Goal 2: To Evaluate and reflect on current research and professional practice on a regular basis to make use of emerging tools and resources that support student learning.
What I have learned: I have learned that it is important to take things in steps. My original goal was to teach students the basics of using online tools to communicate and collaborate. I did this using a class blog. I now feel that students are ready to move on to creating a wiki. I have also learned the importance of utilizing the thoughts and ideas of other people. Through online collaboration and discussions with colleagues I have learned some valuable tools that will help me become a better teacher and incorporate technology in a way that will help my students learn. My second goal is one that I will continue to work towards indefinately as I think it is one that can never fully be reached!
New Learning goals:
Throughout this course I have developed ideas through collaboration and research to help me find ways for my students to reflect using collaborative tools. I have since met this goal and feel that my students are ready to move forward to a more complex form of collaboration.
The learning goal that I will set for myself now includes: designing and developing digital age learning experiences and assessment. I will continue to utilize the GAME plan approach as I work my way through accomplishing my goals with my students.
Goal 1: To promote student reflection using collaborative tools.
Goal 2: To Evaluate and reflect on current research and professional practice on a regular basis to make use of emerging tools and resources that support student learning.
What I have learned: I have learned that it is important to take things in steps. My original goal was to teach students the basics of using online tools to communicate and collaborate. I did this using a class blog. I now feel that students are ready to move on to creating a wiki. I have also learned the importance of utilizing the thoughts and ideas of other people. Through online collaboration and discussions with colleagues I have learned some valuable tools that will help me become a better teacher and incorporate technology in a way that will help my students learn. My second goal is one that I will continue to work towards indefinately as I think it is one that can never fully be reached!
New Learning goals:
Throughout this course I have developed ideas through collaboration and research to help me find ways for my students to reflect using collaborative tools. I have since met this goal and feel that my students are ready to move forward to a more complex form of collaboration.
The learning goal that I will set for myself now includes: designing and developing digital age learning experiences and assessment. I will continue to utilize the GAME plan approach as I work my way through accomplishing my goals with my students.
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