Reflection

Throughout this course, I have learned about the importance of making a GAME plan to set goals. The GAME plan also enables you to become a self-directed learner. When able to monitor the goal(s) being set and revise as needed, it allows you to be successful in meeting the goals that have been set. This type of plan has made it easy to examine and keep track of the work I was completing all through this course. I set goals that were valuable and ones that I felt confident I could achieve. The help and support of an online community has been very valuable.

I have also realized the importance of having students create GAME plans to ensure that they are self-directed learners. This process helps students learn to evaluate their actions (Laureate Education, 2009). As a teacher, I am ensuring that students are able to set goals for themselves and also monitor those goals to guarantee success. Students can set personal goals that will help them become successful self-directed learners. In the upcoming school year, I would like to work with my students to teach them how to create a GAME plan and then revisit their plan each nine weeks. We will work through this process together (both students and myself will set goals).

An adjustment that I will make to my instructional practice regarding technology integration as a result of my learning from this course is the option to use technology whenever possible when completing work in the classroom. I will start to integrate technology in science since I have created several lessons that incorporate technology through science instruction. I have learned how to create problem-based lessons, social networking lessons, and digital storytelling lessons. Each of these lessons integrate technology in a way that will make certain that all students are able to develop 21st century skills and become self-directed learners. They are not being told what they need to learn, but instead given the freedom to learn and explore the material in a way that is of interest to them and then share that knowledge with peers. The skills students are acquiring will be of great value to them throughout their lives.

Reference:

Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2009). Integrating Technology Across the Content Areas. Baltimore: Author.