I feel that I am working towards meeting both goals that have put into action in my GAME plan. I have the resources in place to share with my administration and colleagues in order to implement new technology tools for the upcoming school year. I will be working on my class website over the summer and then survey parents at the start of next school year to see what information they would like to see on our class website. At this point, I do not believe that I need to revise anything with my current GAME plan. This may change once the new school year starts and modifications need to be made based on school funding. I do not see a need to revise my plan of the class website at this time.
I have learned the importance of setting goals and actually taking the time to monitor those goals throughout this entire process to make sure I am on the right track. The feedback and suggestions gathered from my colleagues is a valuable asset in helping achieve my goals. This GAME plan has also helped me to become more of a self-directed learning and will help me keep up with new and different forms of technology (Laureate Education, 2009). I am still working to complete the two goals I have set for myself and will be able to evaluate that achievement during the next school year. Based on the NETS-T, I would continue to work on the goal of “Promoting and Modeling Digital Citizenship and Responsibility (ISTE, 2008).” In my classroom, we use laptops on a regular basis and I would really like to model and support students to be responsible when using technology. I would also like to work on the goal of “Engaging in Professional Growth and Leadership (ISTE, 2008).” I would like to develop a learning community that work together to reflect on what we are teaching and try to incorporate new technology tools to improve the way we teach students. In order to improve my learning, I would like to search the Internet to see what information is out there on learning communities. I plan on starting small, in my school community, and then building on that community. To improve digital citizenship and responsibility, I would like to see what information I can find online that is kid-friendly and appropriate for second graders. When information is presented in a way that makes sense to them, it will hopefully be retained and used when they are using technology tools both in and out of the classroom.
References:
Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2009). Integrating Technology Across the Content Areas. Baltimore: Author.
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), (2008). The ISTE National Educational Technology Standards (NETS-T) and Performance Indicators for Teachers. Retrieved June 8, 2010, from http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS_T_Standards_Final.pdf
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What will you be using to survey you students' parents? SurveyMonkey.com works great if you have never used it. Other than that it sounds like you are well on your way to completing your goals. It is unfortunate that we get to this class at this point in time of the school year. I would have been great to take this class in the fall so that we could use the resorces in our class right away instead of waiting all summer for most of us.
ReplyDeleteHi Amy,
ReplyDeleteIt sounds as if you are positive and focused on attainable goals. Keep learning and searching, reflecting and revising. These attributes will benefit you and your students. Good luck!
Michael,
ReplyDeleteI would like to use Survey Monkey to survey my parents. I will also have to use a paper form because not all parents have Internet access at home and I would like to get as much feedback as possible.
I agree that it is unfortunate that some of these classes come at a time when we are not in school and have to wait all summer to implement what we are learning. Of course, it does give us time to plan what we are going to do before starting out.
Lynne,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the feedback throughout the duration of our GAME plans, your suggestions and feedback have been very insightful!
I just realized that my two references are in the wrong order. I apologize for that!!
ReplyDeleteI continue to think you are on the right track with starting small and building. Throughout all the courses I have taken through Walden, I feel like this is one of the best things I have learned. I have implemented many of the things we have learned and have found that if I jump into something too soon, I dont generally get positive results.
ReplyDeleteTravis
Good for you on getting everything lined up! I have the same goals in mind but have not quite gotten them organized. I am going to meet with the principal on Monday to talk about getting more technology in our schools but I struggle with the information to back it up or where to find the funding for this. Again good for you and good luck with the administration.
ReplyDeleteHello Amy,
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you are really moving along with your Game Plan. It is wonderful that you have prepared ways to share your thought and goals with administrators and colleagues. Exchanging these ideas will promote progress and unity in your school. That is the only way the 21st century skills will prosper effectively.
Good luck with everything that you are doing!