My GAME plan consists of engaging students in exploring real-world issues and customizing and personalizing learning activities to address students’ diverse learning styles. Therefore, I need to integrate learning activities through technology that meet the needs of the diverse learners in my classroom through the integration of projects that address learning styles, working strategies, and abilities. To carry out my action plan, any and all resources are welcome and needed.
Some of the resources that I will need to carry out my GAME plan are access to technology (computers), and access to programs and websites.
The additional information that I will need to carry out the action of my GAME plan is to increase the knowledge and skills that will allow me to use a diversity of avenues for technology tools to provide my students with interesting and motivating ways for learning to meet the needs of all of my students. I need to “use technology to learn more about technology” (Cennamo, Ross, & Ertmer, 2009, p. 10).
The steps that I have been able to take so far to carry out my GAME plan is that I had an opportunity to talk with the math coach in my school about an interesting program, GeoGebra, one of my classmates here in this course told me about and I found it attractive and motivating. I have a plan to use that software in the second semester of this year, and the math coach seems to be excited about it and she is very supportive about using technology in classroom.
Cennamo, K., Ross, J., & Ertmer, P. (2009). Technology integration for meaningful classroom use: A standards-based approach. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.
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The line "I need to use technology to learn more about technology" really resonated with me, and I missed it in the reading. I think that will be key for us for the rest of our teaching careers, and probably our lives outside of school as well. I've been resistant to learning because I felt behind, and because the learning curve is so steep. However, as I've taken the time to learn new things (which is a large reason why I signed up for this program), I've become excited about all of the possibilities. Now I've run into the problem of not having access to computers when I want them - I take that as a good sign because more and more teachers at my school are giving our students a chance to use technology across the curriculum.
ReplyDeleteDianne,
ReplyDeleteIsn't that true! Technology is needed to learn about technology. To know about new technologies out there, you need to research and surf the Web. To learn how to use some tools, sometimes you need to google them to learn more. And the more you learn about new technologies, the more you be excited to learn more. It is an addiction (in a good way I believe).
Joseph