The GAME plan is very helpful in laying out goals and making sure they are followed each week. I enjoyed have the time to reflect on the goals that were made. It was nice to see that the goals do not need to be set in stone. As you go through and practice the goals, changes are made to help reach the goals. The GAME plan included goals, actions, monitoring, and evaluate and extend. This process has helped me grow and challenge myself to become a better teacher who uses technology. When sitting down and writing specific actions that I plan on taking gives me a place to start my goals rather than putting it off. As I am going through my goals, monitoring myself helps me reflect on how I am doing. I noticed that I was doing a good job with some parts of the goals and there were areas where I needed a little boost too. Evaluating and extending will help me continue to grow and change my ideas as needed. It is a smooth continuous cycle.
This will be a great process to layout with my students because we develop goals for our Responsive Classroom management. They have four goals in a variety of areas and I could add a fifth goal relating to technology. Once the students have their goals, we could discuss the actions they need to make that goal work while monitoring themselves throughout the year or assignment, and finally evaluate how they did. Once the students have a good grasp on their ideas, I could sit down with them individually to go through the goal they want to accomplish so I can support them in their efforts. While I continue to grow professionally and design technology lessons, the students will keep me on my toes to learn new technology to creatively bring in to the classroom.
I too liked how the GAME plan is not set in stone. Each week it can be monitored and adjusted if needed. Like you said, creating a GAME plan has helped set professional goals for myself.
ReplyDeleteI also like your idea of having each individual student create management/behavioral goals for themselves each week. A first grade teacher my shared some of her students' goals with me before art class and it was nice to help remind and encourage students so they could reach their weekly goals.
Yes. It can be one of those things that we do not think about. I think it is so important to have student goals because it helps them take ownership. That is great that you go back to those goals, because the students will for sure forget about them too!
ReplyDeleteI too appreciate the act that the goals do not have to be set in stone. I think it is wonderful for adults and children to understand the process of establishing a goal, taking action, monitoring their progress and evaluate their progress fully.
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