Using the GAME Plan Process with Students

As I was looking at information related to the National Educational Technology Standards for both teachers and students, I ran across a poster that sums the NETS-T(http://blog.learningtoday.com/blog/bid/20783/Free-National-Educational-Technology-Standards-Poster-for-Teachers ) and is a visual reminder of what we need to make it possible for our students to succeed in today's digital society. So, I printed the poster that compacts the actions and placed it in my room to remind me daily of The GAME plan I established several weeks ago.

My GAME plan is something that will continue to be a work-in-progress for the reflecting, modifying, and constant guidance of what I need to do in the classroom to make my students successful with digital technology. “Learning, in general, and about technology specifically, is an ongoing process" (Cennamo, Ross, & Ertmer, 2009, p. 7). Choosing goals from the NETS-S (NETS-S, 2007) and including items the list of “student performance profiles” (Cennamo, et.al, 2009, p. 8) for my students to focus on, will help them meet certain required competency standards for technology use. Most of the forty performance profiles are organized to team up with the NETS-S (NETS-S, 2007) categories, making it easier to apply them to classroom assignments and activities.

Goal: Concentrating on a few standards at a time with my student is how I will begin to implement a GAME plan that includes standards for students to start with. The “student performance profile: Identify a complex global issue, develop a systematic plan of investigation, and present innovative sustainable solutions” (Cennamo, et.al, 2009, p. 8) covers NETS-S 1, 2, 3, & 4 and I believe this is something my students and I can work together to achieve.

Action: Using projects and assignments that take advantage of technology use is a way I can have students address skills and performance profiles.


Monitor: I will encourage students in my class to use “educational networking” (Laureate Education, Inc., 2009) and participate in journaling, blogging, and discussion board to promote collaborative networking, like I have done through Walden’s courses.

Evaluate: Using different forms of assessments and feedback is “critical” to knowing if my lesson have supported content and student learning. I will constantly reflect and discuss with students the stages of instruction for classroom assignments, presentations, and new situations we encounter as we work through our GAME plans to achieve success.

References:
Cennamo, K., Ross, J., & Ertmer, P. (2009). Technology integration for meaningful classroom use: A standards-based approach. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.

Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer). (2009). Program Ten. Spotlight on Technology: Social Networks and Online Collaboration, Part 1 [Motion picture]. Integrating Technology Across the Content Area. Baltimore: Author.

National Education Standards for Students (NETS-S) located at http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForStudents/2007Standards/NETS_for_Students_2007.htm