The GAME plan process has been a successful and rewarding experience for me. I have learned a lot about myself as an instructor as well as the NETS-T standards. I believe that this process is relevant for many uses, that of a teacher and of a student. I will use this structure personally, professionally, and instructionally in the future.
The structure and the components of the GAME plan are the keys to successfully implementing and working toward goals. Setting goals and figuring out the resources and information you will need to meet these goals provided a firm foundation. Monitoring, evaluating, and revising are steps that I often skip, when trying to meet goals. I do not think that I skipped these steps intentionally, but did not have a good framework in mind when setting goals.
The main impact my instruction will have, is my realization through my GAME plan that students need to set goals. They need to monitor and evaluate their progress towards these goals in many different content areas, especially their new learning with technology. Teaching and planning units around real world problems will motivate and engage my students, as well as provide the need to use new technology to strengthen learning. I will definitely be using the GAME plan with my students toward their learning and behavior goals.
The immediate adjustments that I have made are to focus on the purpose of technology integration. The structure and modeling that follows is extremely important to the success of the activities. Available resources and seeking out assistance is the role I am taking currently to ensure availability for next year. I am sharing ideas and looking for ideas with colleagues constantly. I am using technology more than ever in my classroom, with the use of blogs, websites, and wikis. Digital storytelling is my next venture over the last few months of school and I am excited to see the outcome of this endeavor.
I look forward to sharing and using my new knowledge from this course and witnessing the changes in my students learning because of my new ideas and practices. I have extremely enjoyed this course!
Tiffany Hall
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ReplyDeleteI think you hit the nail on the head in mentioning the critical component of setting GOALS! It is very difficult to hit a target that hasn't been defined and I think we all forget this in our day-to-day hustle and bustle.
It is not only important for us to to remember, but as you said to teach that to our students to practice daily.
Thank you for reminding me of that very important point. All the best to you in your studies and classroom.