Over the past few weeks I have been carrying out a GAME plan based on standards from the International Society for Technology in Education. I have been very engaged in the process of bettering myself by making goals, implementing actions towards them, monitoring my progress, and evaluating the results. This GAME plan process has been extremely beneficial to me. I have been able to achieve a great number of my initial goals through the monitoring and evaluating process. Since I have had so much success with this method I am considering instituting this process into my class so that my students would also receive the benefit.
To start this I would like to allow my students to see what I have been doing in my graduate school. I want for them to see that this not just some extra assignment that I am requiring to complete my course. Instead it is a authentic method used by many individuals, including their teacher, for self improvement. As I am showing the students the posts and monitoring data that I kept in my journal I would then begin to suggest that they use this as a tool for growth as well.
This process could be used for anything that the students want to grow in. I love the thought of it being used in connection with the technology standards, but I know that these method could also be used in correlation with the music standards to. I would implement this process in much the same way that it was to me I.E. the beginning of a course. As the students progress I would set aside certain times within my lessons where they would monitor and evaluate their growth. Actually, I would love to create lessons which allow the students to perform the steps of the GAME plan without them even realizing it.
James, Students will not buy into the GAME plan if they think that it is just extra work. They have to see the value of it in their own lives. It is a good idea that you want to model this and show the students how it has worked for you and that it is as you say "an authentic method used by many". I think that teaching students to set goals and also teaching them how to achieve their goals is a very important step in teaching them to be self directed and life long learners.
ReplyDeleteI really like that you are willing to show what you have been doing the past few weeks to your students. This shows them that you are learning and have to monitor what you are working toward. You are able to set a great example of what you are expecting them to do when they create their own goals. I have found that showing students allows a lot more creation than just telling students. What I mean by this is that they need a visual of what they are expected to do and can grow from this visual. If you just tell them what you are expecting, they might fall short. Would you also have them blog about their progress to share with others, or would it just be a journal?
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