The standards that I have focused on during my GAME Plan Process:
1)."Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity." I focused on the indicator that states that I will "promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness" (International Society for Technology in Education, 2008).
2)."Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership." The chosen indicator that I would participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning" (International Society for Technology in Education, 2008).
I feel that through my own GAME Plan goals, I am able to become a better teacher with the knowledge that has happened with this process. I have been able to learn more on how to "promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness" through the technology tools learned not only through this class here at Walden, but through collaborating with my peers here in the building. With this in mind, I know that I have grown professionally.
I think my learning this, I am able to provide my students with the knowledge of following the GAME plan process. I am able to provide lessons for my students that will let my students think creatively. Through this process, my students have used blogs, podcasts, wiki's, voice threads, and now digital storytelling to display their work.
I am able have students create their own goals through the National Education Standards for Students. I am hoping to set up a blog just for my students to reflect on the process they are making through their own GAME Plan goals. The other students in the class will then be able to post their thought and questions on their peers blog and collaborative disussions can then take place. I would also hope, that through extreme organization, not only on my part, but my students as well, that my students will be able to post their work on the blog page as well. Students, parents, and teachers, will be able to see the work that the students have worked so hard on. Allowing students to share their work proudly is important to them!
Elizabeth Cotton (Brindley)
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Eva to Elizabeth,
ReplyDeleteI found the "Goal" part of the GAME plan the most difficult to apply to students for this week's blog assignment. I like your idea of having them reflect on the class blog. It reminds me of an abbreviated version of the eportfolio concept in which students reflect after the fact as to how they have reached an outcome or met a standard. However, you are doing this up front.
I appreciate your post. I am more used to providing goals or "learning targets" as I like to call them, TO the students, rather than soliciting their input. In my opinion, part of the problem-based lesson or inquiry-based lesson idea is that it allows students some flexibility in setting these goals for themselves. However, adding a choice of technology goals to the lesson, or even as a begining of the year goal, is a good idea. Then, students can monitor their progress either short or longer term.
I think it is hard for us as leaders, facilitator, guides on the side to relinquish control of our class but you did it and the students are better because of it.
ReplyDeleteThis game plan process was new to all of us and some adapt to change quickly and easily and some don't. Teaching this to the students was not easy for me either but the class welcomed the change and it seems your class did as well.
I do not think you learned I know you did, we all have gleemed from each other in this Walden course. It pulled me out of my comfort zone and required me to do somethings I had never heard of before and try them with my students. I am excited and you are doing a great job!
Tiffany to Elizabeth,
ReplyDeleteYes, blogging does allow students to share their work and be proud of it! Sharing their GAME plans on the blog will also make them more accountable. It is one thing to make a goal, but another to share it with others and reflect constantly on the progress we make. I felt that I was accountable each week to at least try one thing to work toward my goal because I knew I had to share with my peers. I believe that using this structure with our students will have the same effect.
Good luck!
Tiffany