Sunday, December 20, 2009
Reflection
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Using the GAME plan process with your students
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Revising Your GAME Plan
What have you learned so far that you can apply in your instructional practice?
I said it last week and I’m going to say it this week; I’ve learned that it is imperative to plan out how you can use that technology for your lessons. There are so many amazing resources out there to grab a hold of in order to learn something and share it with your students. I find that once I start a lesson, there is no time to think about what you need to do next; you just do it. By having your lesson already set in your mind and being prepared, you deliver more of an effective lesson.
What goals are you still working toward?
I am always working on my goals, and I think that I’ve established a technology-rich environment with resources that I have available to me and that are appropriate for kindergarten. My first goal: Develop a technology-enriched learning environment that enables all students to pursue individual curiosities and to become active participants in setting educational goals, managing learning, and assessing progress.
We are currently working on setting goals by talking about what a goal is and how do we go about working towards our goals.
My second goal: Engagement within a PLC to learn about what new technology is out there and to educate colleagues.
This goal is still being continued as well. I also consider Walden a PLC and am learning lots from all of my wonderful colleagues.
Based on the NETS-T, what new learning goals will you set for yourself?
A new goal that I would like to set for myself is to communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats. I think that parent communication is key to a child’s success. If I could communicate to parents about what we are doing in the classroom through wikis or blogs, then I think the amount of parent to teacher interaction would increase. More and more parents are getting involved with technology in order to keep up with their children.
What learning approaches will you try next time to improve your learning?
Next time I will try to ask more questions about technology. Sometimes I feel like my questions may be too juvenile.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Evaluating your GAME plan progress
How effective were your actions in helping you meet your goals?
My first goal: Develop a technology-enriched learning environment that enables all students to pursue individual curiosities and to become active participants in setting educational goals, managing learning, and assessing progress.
This goal is currently being enforced within my classroom. I am providing my students with technology in my lessons and also during the students’ center time. I’ve recently started using the “clickers” to where my students to can punch in their answer to a question. It’s an exciting task for the kindergartners.
My second goal: Engagement within a PLC to learn about what new technology is out there and to educate colleagues.
I have discussed with my principal about becoming involved with a PLC and she was excited about that prospect of forming a PLC team to discuss technology.
What have you learned so far that you can apply in your instructional practice?
I’ve learned that it is imperative to plan out how you can use that technology for your lessons. It’s so easy to just do the obvious with what we know, but thinking about how you can take your lessons a step further with technology really does help your students be engaged and helps with helping them make connections.
What do you still have to learn? What new questions have arisen?
I am still learning about new technology and ways to adapt it to my students’ needs. I think each classroom is different and there can be no right way to incorporate technology but incorporate it so that you know your students.
My question is how do I manage kindergartners with technology when it is only myself?
How will you adjust your plan to fit your current needs?