Developing my personal GAME plan
This week in graduate school I learned about the National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS T). Along with the creation of these standards came guidelines for teachers so that our expectations are clear. Dr. Katherine Cennamo (2010) suggested a strategy for promoting self-directed learning; she said to establish a GAME plan where students will be setting their own goals, choosing actions (ways to meet the goal), monitoring own progress, and then evaluating if they have achieved their goal (Laureate Education, Inc., 2010). I used this same strategy to create a GAME plan for myself where I picked two of the indicators from the NETS T and set goals for my improvement.
The two indicators I would like to strengthen my confidence and proficiency in go hand in hand. The first is modeling digital-age work and learning, and the second is engaging in professional growth and leadership. I established two Goals to accomplish both standards and performance indicators. I will model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate and use information resources to support research and learning. Additionally, I will contribute to the effectiveness, vitality, and self-renewal of the teaching profession and of my school and community. I will Achieve this by keeping current on new and emerging technologies, discovering the application of it in the classroom and then sharing what I have learned with the faculty at my school. I am on the technology committee and have taken the role of teacher. My goal is to educate my colleagues and help them stay current. I plan on Monitoring my progress by holding myself responsible to implement a new technology once a term. I will evaluate my learning by assessing the effectiveness of the new technology on my students’ learning. Finally, I will Extend my learning by meeting my first goal of staying current on new trends.
Having a GAME plan allows me to stay current in my field and be a good example for the few teachers in my building who struggle with 21st century learning. I hope that my GAME plan allows new teachers to experience the ease and engagement that accompany the integrating of technology.
References:
Cennamo, K., Ross, J., Ertmer, P. (2009). Technology integration for meaningful classroom use: A standards-based approach.
International Society for Technology in Education. (2008). National education standards for teachers (NETS-T). Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/Libraries/PDFs/NETS_for_Teachers_2008_EN.sflb.ashx
Chelsea, I enjoyed reading your post. I love your idea of trying a new technology once a term. This up coming school year I will be my school's technology teacher. I am very excited about my new position and I am in agreement with you that it is important to share new ideas and tools with colleagues. I am planning on doing the same thing. Technology helps give multiple modes of delivering instruction (Laureate Education, Inc., 2010). By sharing with your colleagues, you will actually be helping all of the learners in your school. The hard part is building the confidence in teachers that they can get their kids started on these tools and it is alright to not know or make a mistake. The way to build confidence is by having successful experiences (Laureate Education, Inc., 2012). By giving yourself and your colleagues opportunities to learn new technologies, you will give them the experiences they need to be confident in technology. Great post!
ReplyDeleteLaureate Education, Inc. (producer). (2010). Enriching Content Area Learning Experiences With Technology, Part 1. [DVD]. Baltimore, MD: Author
Jackie,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your reply. That is very exciting that you get to be the technology teacher! I would love to have a position like that. I think that your plan to introduce new technologies monthly will be great. Will your position be to work with each grade level teacher to incorporate technology or will the students come to you weekly?
Chelsea
Hi Chelsea,
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to ensure your professional development by becoming the technology teacher for your school committee. Also, what a great way to share the different tools we have learned about during our program. Are you limited to teaching your colleagues, or will you one day have a technology class that you teach to students? I would love to take part in a technology committee or team in my district, and will add that to my individual development plan for next year. Thanks for the post!
Regards,
Michael