Evaluating My GAME Plan progress
In order to learn more about technology, I used the GAME plan method as a approach to help myself achieve success learning about technology and to get where I need to be with my goals.. With the GAME plan method, you should always begin by establishing goals to carry out, and then you set them into action, monitor your own progress, and then evaluate your progress along the way. With all of these steps in mind, you are well on your way to a GAME plan that works for you.
During my GAME plan, I am very anxious to complete carrying out my goals. Once I set them into action and see where they go, I seem to be on the right track. As I monitor my progress, I get to see what worked for me and my students and what did not work. The hardest part about the whole plan is evaluating the progress. I cannot seem to be a good judge of my own evaluation when it comes to my GAME Plan. I want it to be right the first time so that I don’t have to evaluate it. I know that that will never happen though.
One of my goals is to teach my Kindergarten students how to make a Power Point slide. Since I know how to do it, it is easy. As I begin to set it into action with my students, I need to remember that they are five years old and it is not that easy for them. As we work toward making a slide or several slides, I need to be patient and understanding so that I can evaluate their progress.
I am excited to have more than one GAME Plan in order for the school year. Not only using technology in my classroom, but with other parts of the curriculum so that I can set goals, carry them out, monitor the goals and evaluate them on the way.
Amy,
ReplyDeleteI can sympathize with your frustrations; I am the same way! It’s a challenge teaching young children how to use computer applications. I teach 3 to 6-year-olds in my lab and have run into the same issues. I’ve found what helps me is to begin the lesson on the rug in front of the Activboard and show my students step by step what they will be doing for the day. Many times within the explanation I stop and have the students repeat or show me the steps that I have covered. They are getting better at this. Also, since some of my learners are more tech savvy then others, I allow the students to help each other. This has helped me a lot! I can only help one student at a time so having some other students be able to assist has been great. The students also learn from each other faster than from me it seems. Don’t get discouraged; you’re doing a great job!