Students are very well aware of standards/curriculum. Each time we start a new unit I revisit the state curriculum and remind them of what the state tells me to teach. I like visiting the curriculum to start and end the unit, this way students understand the big picture goal of the unit and where we will be going with the unit.
I do not see a problem with students being given the GAME plan steps as we were, the first time we wrote about it. I would discuss with the students that when trying accomplishing a goal it is a great idea to:
1. Set goals
2. Take Action to meet goals
3. Monitor progress
4. Evaluate achievement level (Cennamo, Ross, & Ertmer, 2009)
I would ask the students to pick one of the ISTE standards that they would like to improve upon and why and then ask them to set a GAME plan, both for individual projects and for a year goal.
References
Cennamo, K., Ross, J. & Ertmer, P. (2009). Technology Integration for Meaningful Classroom Use: A Standards-Based Approach. (Laureate Education, Inc., Custom ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.
ISTE (2008). The ISTE National Educational Technology Standards (NETS•T) and Performance Indicators for Teachers Retrieved May 15th, 2010, from http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForTeachers/2008Standards/NETS_T_Standards_Final.pdf
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Craig Jones said...
ReplyDeleteMs. Griswold,
I imagine that most teachers implement goal setting within the classroom already, so why not use the G.A.M.E. plan style of goal setting for students to achieve higher proficiency in a NET-S standard of their choice. Many students don't realize how to carry out steps to accomplish a goal, so the G.A.M.E. plan would help students not only start understanding the technology standards, but the successful completion and power of goal setting!
Hi Christine,
ReplyDeleteI pretty much said the same thing in my own post. Middle school level students are able to understand the concepts of curriculum and goal paths so they can be introduced to GAME plans in the same forthright manner. I was thinking afterwards that one way to make it more interesting would be to have students assign themselves a baseball or football team like the Red Sox or Green Bay Packers and make the achievement of the plan like reaching the world series or superbowl. That might help keep them interested in their own progression.
Christine,
ReplyDeleteI love that you are going to have your students self select a standard to work on. I will often use this technique when working with social skills in my class and I find that children often choose the area they need to improve the most. Great idea!