My Game Plan progress

At this point I am reviewing each of the lessons that will be presented over the course of the up coming school year. I am also the state standards that are aligned with each lesson, and the students could possibly be tested on. As I review each lesson I have to determine which ones are conducive to an authentic learning experience.

I don’t feel there is any need to modify my game plan, I feel confident that I will be able to succeed and achieve my goal of bring creativity and innovation into the classroom, and help the students develop critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making skills.

Carrying Out My Game Plan

What resources will I need to carry out my Game Plan?
I need to locate additional recourses such as interactive web sites that are aligned with the content, and curriculum I teach. I also need to develop the lesson plans at least four weeks in advance so the technology, Netbooks, is available for the students.

What steps have I taken so far?
I have begun to go through each lesson and identify the State Standards that apply and developed an on going list of, “Look What Were Learning,” which are the goals the students are working towards. I am breaking down each lesson into it’s most basic parts and then making an attempt to locate resources for the student to utilize that cover the content.

My Game Plan

My goal is to develop confidence in the following two areas of the NETS-T standard: Standard 1, Creativity an Innovation; Standard 4, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Making Decisions. I develop confidence by researching, and applying that knowledge. The more I apply the new skills the better I become and therefore become more confident. I do not consider myself to be a creative and innovative thinker, although I have a considerable real life experience in the application of math. If my students are to become critical thinkers, creative and innovative problem solvers I must show them the way through the development of lesson plans that involve authentic learning experiences. I intend to develop a closer working relationship with the schools technology specialist and look for suggestions as to how to more effectively utilize technology in the classroom.

There are three ways in which I can monitor my progress to wards the goals I have set for myself. The first is the development and review of the lesson plans I develop that involve authentic learning experiences, the second is through self-reflection and finally the development of a portfolio that contains the lesson plans I have developed, reflections on those lesson plans.

Through the review of the lesson plans and reflections I will be able to evaluate my progress towards becoming more confident in the use of technology in the classroom and the development of my own skills as a self-directed learner.