For the Week 2 Application, I had to choose two standards from the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) by reflecting on the standards and indicators to determine which indicators I felt most comfortable with and those with which I was less confident/proficient as I would like to be. Each week, I will then work through the process of developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating my personal GAME plan. I must then take the following steps to develop my GAME plan:
• Set GOALS for strengthening your confidence and proficiency in at least two indicators in the NETS-T.
• Decide what ACTIONS you will take to achieve those goals.
• Determine how you will MONITOR your progress.
• Decide how you will EVALUATE and EXTEND your learning.
National Educational Technology Standards:
1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments. Teachers:
b. engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources.
2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessment incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S. Teachers:
a. design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity.
I believe that I can achieve the goals I selected by designing lessons that not only incorporate the content that is required by the curriculum, but by also connecting the content to current or real-world situations. Adding some form of technology to accomplish this will further engage the students and aid in the goal of teaching the content in a student-centered format. As with any new lesson, I will need to reflect on how the lesson/unit went, and make changes as needed based on the response and the results. I will use a journal, along with my plan book, to record observations, suggestions, student comments, and overall successes and failures of each new unit.
Resources:
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.
National Education Technology Standards (2008)
First of all, I love the picture that you chose to go with this post. It definitely fits!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that it is very important to be a reflective practicioner and review the lessons that you have taught your students. It is important to see what may have gone wrong or right and why so that we can make changes so our lessons are more engaging. I think that having a notebook on hand to jot ideas down is a good idea. Good luck with your plan!
Judith,
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of using reflection at the end of a unit, or lesson to determine how well the unit or lesson met the intended learning goals. I have been using reflections for about two years now and I have seen a tremendous growth in the learning of my students. One tip I can give you regarding student comments about a lesson. Many times those comments are general comments about all of the lessons you are teaching and the students want to see results. I do not mean for your to follow exactly what every students says about your teaching, rather you need to show them that you are listening, you care about their honest feedback and you will either alter future lessons, or you will explain to the students why you are unable to follow their suggestion.
Thanks for sharing,
Max Mills
I really like your graphic as well. It makes your blog very inviting. I like your plan to ease into different aspects of your plan and I certainly agree that technological lessons are similar to all others in that we reflect in order to modify. I'm not much of a journal writer myself, but I know that this works for some people (probably well for English teachers!) I just don't think that I could manage to remember where to find the journals!
ReplyDeleteI know that I am working on a cloud-based filing system for different lessons that I teach. This way, I have a lesson plan of sorts to and from which I can keep things that work and trash things that don't. I also have a Delicious account set up in order to mark sites of interest as I come across them. I've become pretty adept at tags and making sure that I put stuff under labels that make sense to me.
Sounds like you've got a good plan. Good luck!
John
Judith-
ReplyDeleteWe are so busy that at the end of the day the last thing we want to do is sit and reflect on our lessons, right? Since I began this course, we have been told over and over to reflect on our lessons. I never really started doing this until I began this program. I can honestly say that it has helped me tremendously because I am able to go back and make changes and know things that I need to do differently for next time. I have also caught things that I said or did wrong and correct them for my class.
I like the idea of a journal for you. This is a great way to write notes to yourself or make changes. Thanks for the great idea, I will definitely use it!
Love your idea to use a journal to reflect on what you may need to change for the following year. I do this in my plan book, so that when I look at it next year I will remember little tidbits that went well or bad.
ReplyDeleteGreat GAME plan.