My GAME Plan is progressing but is moving slower than I would like. So far I have learned some new technologies that I can use in my classroom and I am becoming more proficient in technologies that I already use. At the moment I do not think I need to set new learning goals for myself. I will extend what I have learned so far by finding new ways to apply it in my classroom and garnering support form other teachers who are interested in using what I have learned in their classrooms. To improve my learning I will use the same tactics that I have use because it seems to be working well for me. So far I am pleased with my GAME Plan and hope all continues to go well.
Jonathan Garrett
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
GAME Plan Progress II
The actions I have taken have helped me along on reaching my GAME plan goals. I have talked to our server adminstrator to get certain websites unblocked. This has not happened yet but I am hopegul that it will happen soon. Also, we have a professional learning day at our school on Friday and I have a professional learning session where teachers can come and inquire about what I have learned in this class and other new technologies I will learn in the future. I find out how many teachers have signed up for this session on Thursday. I hope it is at least 10.
I have gotten a little information about new technologies that I can use in my classroom. Most of them have come from this class but I am set to attend a conference about new technologies in the early spring. I am still trying to find ways to reach my fellow teachers to turn them on the new technologies.
I have a lot left to learn about my goals. But the only questions that I have are ones that I have at the beginning. Where can I find new technologies and what is the best way to reach out to my collegues?
I do not believe that I need to adjust my paln at this point. I just need to keep working to find resources and trying to persuade my collegues to use new technologies in their classrooms.
Jonathan Garrett
I have gotten a little information about new technologies that I can use in my classroom. Most of them have come from this class but I am set to attend a conference about new technologies in the early spring. I am still trying to find ways to reach my fellow teachers to turn them on the new technologies.
I have a lot left to learn about my goals. But the only questions that I have are ones that I have at the beginning. Where can I find new technologies and what is the best way to reach out to my collegues?
I do not believe that I need to adjust my paln at this point. I just need to keep working to find resources and trying to persuade my collegues to use new technologies in their classrooms.
Jonathan Garrett
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
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
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
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
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
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
Sunday, September 19, 2010
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
Jonathan Garrett
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Personal Theory of Learning
This course has helped greatly shape and change my personal learning theory for my students. The implementation of constructionism should greatly help my students learn concepts and retain the important information that they need to be successful. When students have a working knowledge of a topic they retain the information much better. Having students work together and communicate and interact they also better understand the information they have received.
Some adjustments I must make to effectively impact my studesnts are the use of non-linguistic representations and informational organizers. The use of summarizing strategies using non-linguistic approaches and organizers will be beneficial for students and greatly help them. To implement these strategies with technology I will use tool likes Microsoft Word to complete these instructional strategies. Pitler, Hubbell, Kuhn & Malenoski show us that students saw great success using both the principle pattern summarizer and cause-effect pattern organizer(Pitler, H., Hubbell, E., Kuhn, M., & Malenoski, K. 2007). The assignment I want to incorporate with the first technological instructional strategy is the passing of a bill into a law. I will teach the process prior to the assignment and then place the students into groups. This will add to the social learning aspect that students need to help them learn through interactions. We know that students are better able to create principle organizers to effectively describe their understanding because of they are more familiar with the topic (2007). The students will be able to graphically describe the concept using an organizational chart in Microsoft Word. The second idea I want to incorporate in the classroom to implement the instructional strategies is a cause and effect technological assignment. Here I want to use Microsoft’s Cause-Effect pattern organizers and small groups to complete this instructional strategy. The students will get into groups to create step-by-step organizers of a the election of the President from the primaries to the actual election. These strategies will allow students to see what they are thinking and can both be completed with non-linguistic symbols.
Two long-term goals I would like to achieve regarding technology integration in my classroom are to let student to build knowledge through the use of technological graphic organizers and to present more student-created activities in my classroom. Students can construct knowledge much more effectively when they are able to create an artifact using technology. I also would like to allow my students to research information for themselves instead of me giving them all of the information that they need. This will allow my students to retain more information and help other students understand the information better. I firmly believe that these strategies will improve my teaching and allow my students to master all of the skills that they need.
Jonathan Garrett
Resources:
Pitler, H., Hubbell, E., Kuhn, M., & Malenoski, K. (2007). Using technology with classroom instruction that works. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
Some adjustments I must make to effectively impact my studesnts are the use of non-linguistic representations and informational organizers. The use of summarizing strategies using non-linguistic approaches and organizers will be beneficial for students and greatly help them. To implement these strategies with technology I will use tool likes Microsoft Word to complete these instructional strategies. Pitler, Hubbell, Kuhn & Malenoski show us that students saw great success using both the principle pattern summarizer and cause-effect pattern organizer(Pitler, H., Hubbell, E., Kuhn, M., & Malenoski, K. 2007). The assignment I want to incorporate with the first technological instructional strategy is the passing of a bill into a law. I will teach the process prior to the assignment and then place the students into groups. This will add to the social learning aspect that students need to help them learn through interactions. We know that students are better able to create principle organizers to effectively describe their understanding because of they are more familiar with the topic (2007). The students will be able to graphically describe the concept using an organizational chart in Microsoft Word. The second idea I want to incorporate in the classroom to implement the instructional strategies is a cause and effect technological assignment. Here I want to use Microsoft’s Cause-Effect pattern organizers and small groups to complete this instructional strategy. The students will get into groups to create step-by-step organizers of a the election of the President from the primaries to the actual election. These strategies will allow students to see what they are thinking and can both be completed with non-linguistic symbols.
Two long-term goals I would like to achieve regarding technology integration in my classroom are to let student to build knowledge through the use of technological graphic organizers and to present more student-created activities in my classroom. Students can construct knowledge much more effectively when they are able to create an artifact using technology. I also would like to allow my students to research information for themselves instead of me giving them all of the information that they need. This will allow my students to retain more information and help other students understand the information better. I firmly believe that these strategies will improve my teaching and allow my students to master all of the skills that they need.
Jonathan Garrett
Resources:
Pitler, H., Hubbell, E., Kuhn, M., & Malenoski, K. (2007). Using technology with classroom instruction that works. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
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