As I progress through my GAME plan, I have evaluated how it has been going, and there are a few changes that will be helpful in meeting my goals. The goals I had set for my GAME plan were to facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity, as well as engaging in professional growth and development. Throughout my Walden course, I have learned many new tools and strategies to integrate technology into my classroom. I have created lessons to use problem-based learning with my students, which will allow them to express their creativity. I have also read several articles to learn more about the future of technology in classrooms, and taken a serious look into continuing on to receive my Specialist’s degree. After reviewing the expectations and content that I would be learning through this degree, I have realized that this is definitely the direction that I want to go in with my career, and I will be able to grow as a professional through this goal. Since I still have two courses left to take for my Master’s degree, and as I will always be striving to develop as a professional, I consider this goal to be life-long.
After reviewing the NETS-T performance standards, I have set a new goal to design and develop digital-age learning experiences and assessments. All of the new strategies that I have been learning through my course have given me the confidence to create learning experiences for my students that will really be meaningful and educational for them. This goal will also help to support my current goal to inspire student learning and creativity. As my students learn through problem-based projects and experiences, they will be able to use technologies to creatively share what they have learned in a format that is comfortable to them.
In the future, I will try attending workshops and professional development classes to learn new ways to integrate web 2.0 technologies. There are so many tools available through the internet that students can use to express their creativity and learning, and I want to learn more about them so that I can also integrate them in my classroom. I have enjoyed my courses at Walden, and I hope to be able to continue learning new teaching strategies as I further my own education in the future.
Tiffany,
ReplyDeleteWay to go--on deciding to go for your specialist degree! You will be so happy that you did this. When do you plan on starting? Since we are in the swing of being students, do you think you need a break or it will be easier to just start right in? Your students are very lucky to have a teacher that plans on continuing her education.
Tammy
It is really great to read about the enthusiasm that was inspired out of our coursework at Walden. I see you as a perfect example of life-long learning, exactly what teacher should inspire.
ReplyDeleteHow will your role as a Specialist change your job description? How are the Specialists distributed among grades and buildings? Our district does not have any teaching positions teaching technology until 8th grade in our middle school, and one or two positions at the high school. We have technology coordinators in each building that are our go-to people for questions regarding the technology we have in place.
Tiffany, I noticed that you teach very young students. I teach kindergarten and I am having such a hard time finding ways to implement problem based learning activities into such a fundamental curriculum. With every assignment that we are asked to complete I find myself struggling to create a lesson plan or generate an idea. I have often wished that I taught older students so that I implement problem based learning better. What kinds of things are you doing with your students? I am desperate for ideas!
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