GAME Plan

I have reviewed the International Society for Technology in Education Standards to determine the indicators on which I can improve my teaching practice and create a GAME plan (International Society for Technology in Education, 2008).  One goal I have is to “[d]esign or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity”.  One action I will take to achieve the goal is to use personal devices during small group instruction.  I have realized that I do not offer as many opportunities as I should for students to interact with technology for meaningful learning experiences.  For example, I will allow students to create digital artwork including letters and captured images of items that begin with each letter.  I may use these digital work samples to create a digital book on a personal device for the students to read in the library center.  I will monitor progress by ensuring that all students have an opportunity to use the devices frequently to create artifacts to showcase learning in a media of their choice given various applications.  I will post their work to our class blog to promote students using the technology.  My learning will be evaluated and extended after seeing the work the students create and determining how the students can be guided to use a larger variety of digital tools for creativity and showcase of learning.

Another goal that I have is to “[c]ommunicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital age media and formats” (International Society for Technology in Education, 2008).  An action I will take to achieve this goal is to use the classroom blog to communicate events, exciting achievements, and student work with parents and students.  Since my students are generally incapable of searching for our blog, I plan to create a quick response code linked to our blog for students to be able to see our blog just by scanning the code.  I will monitor my progress by communicating with parents to gain feedback on the blog as to what can be added.  My learning will be evaluated by taking the parent comments and the frequency of students viewing the blog into consideration to determine the effectiveness of the communication.  Next, I will extend my learning by adjusting the blog components to ensure parent satisfaction and student engagement.

The next goal that I have is to “[p]romote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness” (ISTE source).  The actions I will take to achieve this goal are to encourage students to create something different than their peers, look outside the classroom for student inspiration such as at a nearby park, and post work that is truly innovative to encourage individual thought.  I will monitor the progress by looking at the work of my students to determine how including these actions evolves their work into more creative work.  Then, I will evaluate the students’ work and my teaching practices to determine how I can change my teaching and the classroom environment into a more creative classroom.  The goal can be extended by allowing more media to be used for creativity.

References

International Society for Technology in Education. (2008). National education standards for teachers (NETS-T). Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/standards/nets-for-teachers