As a physical education teacher I am sad to say that I believe I could work on all of the NETS-T standards for teachers. I really do not feel comfortable with any of the standards, except I feel a little comfortable with standard 1 which is “facilitating and Inspiring Student learning and creativity” (ISTE, 2008). I do know that I do many activities within my physical education curriculum which requires critical and creative thinking among my students called cooperative games or activities. I would like to become more proficient in the area of engage in professional growth and leadership as well as promoting and modeling digital citizenship and responsibility since I do teach a diverse community of students.
My first goal that I will try to achieve is providing learner centered activities and meet the needs of all my students and not just the athletes or more skilled individuals. My second goal is to try to implement more communication on my ideas to students, teachers, and parents by trying different digital media and formats.
My plan of action is to try to attend workshops and classes that are offered throughout the year to increase my knowledge on how to meet the needs of all my students, and to try different activities that I have in the past been hesitant to try because of the different skills levels among my students because I do not want to set them up for failure. I will also try to use digital tools such as the smart boards, and taking students to the computer lab and use the virtual world to show students what is being done in other parts of the country and around the world. Secondly I will talk to colleagues and other people in my field of work for ideas and suggestions on how I can achieve this goal.
I will monitor and evaluate my actions by keeping record anytime I learn or experience some new type of digital tool or technology. I will try the new tools with my students and then get feedback from students as well as parents to see if my action is benefiting them or not benefiting them. I want to ensure they are receiving and retaining the knowledge that I want to them know and understand. I will check myself, checklist and students feedback every month to see my improvement in my teaching.
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The authors of our course text observe “learning to teach generally, and to teach with technology specifically, are lifelong journeys” (Cennamo, Ross, & Ertmer, 2009, p. 2). I believe your willingness to identify an area you do not feel confident in and develop a plan of action, demonstrate your willingness to be a self-directed learner. Good job on the GAME plan.
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Cennamo, K., Ross, J. & Ertmer, P. (2010). Technology integration for meaningful classroom use: A standards-based approach. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.
Jennifer,
ReplyDeleteAs I said to Terri, I applaud your willingness to learn and use technology in your PE classes and for being in this Master's Program.
I suggest when you begin to remember KISS (Keep It Simple for Success). Attending workshops are great but there are tons of Free tutorials on Internet for many technology applications. Recipes4Success is a great resource for learning technology. I am not sure if it is free since we have access to it from the AZ Department of education.
Good Luck on your GAMRE PLAN!