GAME Plan Progress

My progress thus far with my GAME Plan is going well. I have begun to find technology experts to learn technology and how I can implement it in my classroom. Additionally, once I learn the technology, I have garnered interest from a few other teachers who would also like to implement new technologies in their classrooms.

Currently, I am finding difficulty because many websites are blocked or banned at school. When at home, I'm finding some but want to find more but am seeking better results. As of now, my plan seems solid and attainable. For the moment, no changes are necessary. I seem to be getting good feedback from other teachers and hopefully I will be able to deliver in the near future. I have learned that finding new educational technologies can be challenging and some teachers are extremely non-receptive to learning new technologies to implement in their classroom. Hopefully, I will be able to overcome these barriers and totally implement my GAME Plan. A new question that has arisen is what is the most efficient way to find new avenues of technological support and what is the best way to approach teachers who are weary of new technology and implementing it in their classroom.

Jonathan Garrett

Resources I Need to Carry Out my GAME Plan

Some resources I will need to carry out my GAME plan are access to new technologies, experts, and collegues. The access to new technologies will allow me to work with emerging technologies on a daily basis so that I feel comfortable with them and teaching them. Access to experts will give me the knowledge of how to work the emerging technologies so that I may learn how to use them much quicker and become more proficient. Access to my collegues will allow me to instruct them how to implement them in their classrooms so I can pass on my newly gained knowledge. The learning strategy I will use to carry out my GAME plan is using multiple media, providing multiple examples, and including activities with varied levels of difficulty. These strategies will help me learn how to use these technologies quicker and more comepelety and allow the teachers I work with to quickly improve their use of these technologies.

So far I have been able to research new technologies that are used in the classroom. Next I am hoping to find places to learn to use this new technology completely. Hopefully I will be able to quickly implement my GAME plan and get my school using the new technologies in all of our classes and improve our student learning.

Jonathan Garrett

NETS for Teachers and my GAME plan

The two NETS standards that I feel less confident about are “model digital age work and learning”, and “engage in professional growth and leadership.” To become more confident in these two standards I have developed a GAME plan. First I set goals to become more familiar with new technologies and to become more involved in sharing information about new technologies with other teachers. The second part of my GAME is to attend professional learning conferences and events that inform teachers on new technologies and how to implement them in the classroom. I also will set up opportunities at my school to inform other teachers about this new technology and show them how to use it in class. I will monitor my progress by making sure that I am proficient in new technologies and using them in my classroom on a daily basis. Also, I must have many different times when I can teach about the new technologies I have learned. I will evaluate and extend my learning by talking with other teachers who use these technologies and are responsible for teaching others about them. This should prove helpful in me meeting my goals with the NETS for teachers.

Jonathan Garrett