EDUC 6713: “Personal GAME Plan”

Creating a plan to monitor and evaluate my teaching practices with technology integration will provide a different perspective for “self-directed learning activities needed to set goals for my own professional growth” (Cennamo, Ross, & Ertmer ,2009, p. 11). The plan itself will included two main principles conveyed by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) concerning the National Education Standards for Teacher (NETS-T) and four elements: goal setting, taking action, monitoring, and evaluating to help me recognize areas of needed improvement, tweak them, and then progress forward with my professional development. According to Cennamo, Ross, & Ertmer (2009), "The GAME plan enables you to customize your approach to learning tasks, to develop relevant skills that are important to you, and prepares you for lifelong learning" (p. 3-4).

The NETS-T standards and performance indicators I would like to feel more confident with are:

NETS-T-2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
c. customize and personalize learning activities to address students' diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources

Goals—To develop lessons that address content standards and the diverse needs of my students with the implementation of technology to supplement activities and lessons

Action—Collect student data through formal and informal assessments, observations, and use digital tools that connect information accumulated.

Monitor— Examine and compare students’ performances with ongoing classroom assessments to determine if students are reaching their academic potential

Evaluate—Review individual student performance data to assess individual and class performance. Review lesson plans that have been prepared electronically.


NETS-T-3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
c. communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats.

Goals—To formulate a variety of options to communicate with my students, parents and colleagues.

Action—Create a daily class blog or wiki with assignments and important information. Use of e-mail to send a monthly classroom newsletter for class messages or consider designing class Web page to post assignments and information. Do a survey to see what form of communication works best for all parties involved.

Monitor—Request frequent feedback from students, parents and colleagues to evaluate the options of communication.Evaluate—Look at feedback to see if goals are being met or if actions need to be revised.

Cennamo, et al., (2009) advocate teachers use the “ GAME plan for self-directed learning to work with students to set learning goals, take action to help them achieve those goals, monitor learning progress and evaluate both their learning and my teaching.” The combination of a GAME Plan and addressing the NETS-T will enrich strategies and assessments to support learning in the classroom.

References:

Cennamo, K., Ross, J., & Ertmer, P. (2010). Technology integration for meaningful classroom use: A standards-based approach. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.

National Education Standards for Teachers (NETS-T) located at http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForTeachers/2008Standards/NETS_T_Standards_Final.pdf