The
International Society for Technology in Education website has a set of
standards for teachers regarding the use of technology within the classroom.
After examining these standards I focused on two indicators that I would like
to improve upon. The first standard I choose to focus on is standard two indicator A which states:
"design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital
tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity" (ISTE,
2008)
My GAME Plan for this standard is as
follows. My goal is to design learning experiences that incorporate various
digital tools and support student learning. The actions that I plan on
taking are to speak with my grade level and department PLCs on the best digital
tools that will help promote student learning. I will begin to research the
internet to get ideas on how to best incorporate various digital tools and the
different tools that I can use in different ways. Another way that I plan on
gaining ideas on incorporating new digital technologies into my classroom is by
reading and participating in various discussions and posts with my Walden PLC. I
will monitor
my progress by keeping a log of student progress after I begin
incorporating different digital tools. I will also note any changes in my
students motivation, content knowledge and progress of work while using these
digital tools compared to what I have seem prior to the use of the digital
tools. Lastly, I will evaluate myself based on student
success. I will be able to determine my success based on how well my students
are doing. I will be able to find out if I was able to reach my goal when
examining student work and through discussions with students.
The second standard that I plan on
focusing on is standard two indicator B which states: "develop
technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue
their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their
own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own
progress"(ISTE, 2008).
My GAME plan for the above standard
is as follows. My goal is to have students learn the content while being "self-directed
learners" who have more control of their learning and progress while using
various technologies (Cennamo, Ross & Ertmer, 2009, p. 1). The first
action
that I will take to reach my goal is polling students on what it is
they would be interested in learning about, within the content. Then I will begin
to research ways on how I can enable my students to become self-directed in
learning the information and the technologies that they can use to learn and
assess themselves. I will then monitor my progress once again through student
products. I will see if they are working to their abilities, I will hold discussions
and conference with students individually to determine their progress. Lastly,
I will be able to evaluate my progress and whether or not my goal was reached based
on the success or lack of it through student products.
References
Cennamo,
K., Ross, J. & Ertmer, P. (2009). Technology integration for meaningful
classroom use: A standards-based approach. (Laureate Education, Inc.,
Custom ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.
Hi Aneta,
ReplyDeleteBoth of your goals stem from incredibly important indicators. I specifically like the first one and how your first form of action is to meet with your PLC. As we have learned through our Walden and professional experiences, PLCs are an excellent resource. I have been relying on my grade level PLC quite often and together we have been able to make some great changes with our teaching strategies and educational resources. Good luck with starting your plan!
Heather
Heather,
DeleteI never thought that I would rely on my Walden and work PLC's as much as I do. I am finding that Walden has become one of the best PLC's due to all of the great ideas that we all share with each other in our discussions and posts each week. I have gotten so many great ideas to use within my classroom throughout all of my Walden courses. It is fantastic when you have a great team to work with as well within your school like you have mentioned. I too rely on my grade level team for collaboration, support and ideas.
Aneta,
ReplyDeleteI admire your goal regarding of promoting self –directed learning for your students. What kind of surveys do you plan to use with your students? The online survey creator survey monkey is pretty user friendly both for creating surveys and for completing surveys. There is a free basic version offered at surveymokey.com and a very user friendly tutorial. It will be interesting to see the different directions that your students’ interests take them!
Liza
Liza,
DeleteAfter reading about self-directed learning in week 1 of our course I found that it is extremely important that my students learn how to become self-directed learners. They need to have that motivation to acquire new skills and information about specific topics (Cennamo, Ross & Ertmer, 2009).
Thanks for suggesting surveymonkey.com I have used this site previously and it is very helpful. I was thinking of examining my content standards and surveying my students based on those standards as well as their interest in those topics. I would also survey them on technology interest and what types of tools they would like to use. This would not only broaden their knowledge in content but also with technology and allow them to become those "self-directed learners" as well (Cennamo et al, 2009).
Aneta,
ReplyDeleteI, too, will be discussing new implementations of technology with my grade-level PLC. One of the ideas I wanted to bring to their attention was the creation of podcasts. Personally, I read a ton of young adult fiction and thought that it would really inspire my students to pick up more books if they could hear me talking about the latest books I've been reading.
Whatever subject area you happen to teach can benefit from simple recordings, whether you discuss your own knowledge of a certain holiday, mathematician, or author. Of course, this might not produce a measurable result, but it is meant to further your students' educations.
-Grant
Aneta,
ReplyDeleteI think teaching students to be self-directed learners is so important and one of the pieces teachers seem to have the most difficult time doing! I was talking to a colleague earlier in the week who was trying to update a unit packet. I suggested giving the students the note information because it was review anyway and then having the students apply the information to the interactive historical play the teacher was planning on using. She was hesitant to hand over the notes instead of making the students fill them in.
The way I read the standards, the idea is to have students learn by applying and manipulating information. It sounds like that is the direction you are headed with your second target. I hope you share how it turns out!
Peggy
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