Using the GAME Plan process with students
I have definitely developed a GAME Plan, but I have not had the opportunity to implement, monitor or evaluate it due to the fact that school does not start until August 16th. This GAME Plan will be implemented into my 7th grade Industrial Technology class during the second grading period, with each grading period lasting 6 weeks. With that being said…
How can my GAME plan process help my students meet the National Education Standards for Students (NETS-S)? As I went back to the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) website, I took two screen shots, one of the student standards and the other of the teacher standards and put them side-by-side. The first question asks how they are inter-related, and the best way I can explain this is as the classroom teacher, I first have to become familiar with my standards and implement them as I see fit into my classroom. From there, the student standards fall under the teacher standards, for example:
(Both the NETS-T and NEST-S information was retrieved from http://www.iste.org/)
The NETS-T states: Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity. Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments.
The NETS-S states: Creativity and Innovation. Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.
In order to have one, you must have the other. Students will not be able to demonstrate creative thinking skills if the instructor has not provided them their knowledge of the subject matter that would help facilitate these experiences. Each of the standards for teachers has a direct relation with the standards for students. The only way our students are going to be able to demonstrate these standards, is if we, the teachers, use these standards in our everyday teaching.
My GAME plan process incorporates all of the National Education Standards for Students and for my students to become proficient in these areas, they need to see them being modeled by me, their teacher.
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Erika,
ReplyDeleteYou make a great point when you say that students need to see their teachers modeling the very skills that we want them to pick up. I don't just mean modeling a specific skill, like how to do multiplication or something, but actually using real-world skills that will help them be successful in their futures. I think one of the most powerful things we can do as teachers is to learn alongside our students so that they can see that learning and goal setting are important. It's all about practicing what you preach. Good luck with your first day of school on Monday!
Erin
Erin,
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with that. When I started my Masters I told my kids that I was back in school just like they were. The conversations, asking me about homework, or if I had projects to make, really brought everyone to a new level in my classroom.
I model everything that I do, as a woodworking teacher, the best way to learn is to actually see the process. While I will not complete the entire project for them, I want the to see their own completed project, I do small parts of the project that allows them to complete the entire project.
Erika
Erika-
ReplyDeleteI am with you and Erin. Modeling the skills you want your students to develop is extremely powerful. Not only are they watching you, but they are learning the right way to use those skills.