Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Week 7 Game Plan
In order to use the Game Plan process with my students, I would create a survey including the NETS-S standards and indicators. I will have the students rate which ones they would like to learn from 1 to 10 (I would also state that I expect more than just ones across the board). Then I would collect the surveys, and I would talley them up and find the top 5. I would then show those to the class and tell them that these are our tech goals. We would all develop ideas to reach those goals, and we would develop methods to monitor and evaluate our progess. I want to include the students in the development of the game plan, so they wwill feel more involved in their learning. After we lay the game plan out, I will pass out a copy of the game plan to the students that they will have to sign. That way we are all involved, and we are all responsible.
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Erus,
ReplyDeleteYou have a great idea in listing all the standards for your students and having them rate them in order from 1-10 to find the top five to have the students turn into goals. Having the whole class involved in a GAME plan is a good idea, and I might use this idea next year. I like that they would all be responsible to learn and involved at the same time. Good idea!
Marie
Erus,
ReplyDeleteDid you know that you could use/create a wiki and embed a poll? It would save you the time of figuring out which NET-S are most important to students. I like the use of students in devleoping the game plan. Sounds like a great lesson.
Erus,
ReplyDeleteWhen I put together my final game plan for digital storytelling, I used all of the NETS standards. That could be a way of introducing the standards. Show the students a photo story and dissect each aspect of the standards.
Marie,
ReplyDeleteThanks. I have learned implementing things on my students without letting them at least have a little say can be detrimental. Teenagers surprisingly think that they are adult enough to make decisions, so I say why fight it if they are responsible about it.
Mark,
Thanks for the suggestion. I didn't know that you could embed a poll in a wiki. It would save a lot of time, and it would allow me to use that time for curriculum things.
Sonia,
I do believe that I will have to have some kind of example of the NETS-S standards for my kids. That way they will take it a little more seriously. Now I just need to develop an example that won't put them to sleep. :)
Erus,
ReplyDeleteI do something similar with my kids in the beginning of the year. We create a Mission statement that states what we want to accomplish in 4th grade and how we are going to do it. They then sign this mission statement and it is hung in the classroom. Another copy of this statement is placed in the display case in the lobby of the building for everyone to see. I like how you are having the students do this in a group. However, do you think you would ever have the students create and focus on their own individual goals since your students are a little older?
Meghan
Erus,
ReplyDeleteI believe that students who are actively involved in the learning process tend to do better. No one, including us, likes to be told what to do. If students are able to create a GAME plan, then they are in control of their own learning. They are setting their own individual goals, creating an action plan, monitoring, evaluating… Responsibility! Isn’t it a wonderful thing?
Once you have your students sign the GAME plan, will you re-visit it often (as a whole class or individually) to reflect? Sometimes we can get very busy with daily tasks, professional development, curriculum, and so forth. How can you be sure that ALL your students will evaluate themselves often and make adjustments to “the plan”? Will you have your own GAME plan?
Suzie
Erus,
ReplyDeleteI really like your idea of having the students choose which standards to work towards by using a survey. I think that it is very important to encourage every opportunity for students to choose their own learning when possible. Students should be quite motivated to reach the goals if they choose the standards themselves.
Amber Barrett