One National Educational Technology Standard for teachers (NETS-T) I would like to improve my confidence and proficiency in is design and develop digital-age learning experiences and assessments. To do this I will focus on the two performance indicators of design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity, and develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress.
My GAME plan to achieve this is as follows:
Goals
Develop a learner centered classroom experience for my students in which technology tools are utilized to maximize learning and creativity.
Actions
Conduct internet searches to find learner centered activities, use my own creativity and knowledge of technology tools and subject matter to develop my own learner centered activities, and adapt and revise activities I already utilize in my classroom to make them more learner centered and enhance them with technology.
Monitoring
Track how much time I am devoting to teacher centered activities as opposed to student centered activities. Observe how my students are responding to the activities and the technology.
Evaluate and Extend
Determine what activities are working well and where students may be having difficulties. Adjust the activity directions or amount of instruction on the use of the technology tools to further increase student success.
References:
Cennamo, K., Ross, J. & Ertmer, P. (2009). Technology Integration for Meaningful Classroom Use: A Standards-Based Approach. (Laureate Education, Inc., Custom ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.
International Society for Technology in Education. (2008). The ISTE NETS and Performance Indicators for Teachers. Retrieved November 10, 2010, from http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=4318222715905215475
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Are you focusing on one subject area or topic? You might want to do a more focused search and have a type of technology you would like to use. Depending on the topic or subject area, a WebQuest is a great way to create a learner-centered activity and utilize technology. There are many available on the web. Depending on what you able to do at your school, I have created one myself before. It's a lot of work, but can be extremely worthwhile. If you're able to work with colleagues, you could collaborate on creating a WebQuest and that would be less work for just you.
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ReplyDeleteI had the same question as Emma. I was wondering if you are focused on a specific unit or lesson...
I like your idea of tracking how much time you spend on teacher-centered versus student-centered activities. Sometimes I feel like I kill some of my topics by talking too much. I find myself getting so excited about how much I can tell my students that I forget that they need to discover many things for themselves. Thank you for reminding me how important it is set a goal and let my students drive the learning.
Erin
Emma and Erin,
ReplyDeleteWhat I would do is revisit the unit plans I am already using and focus on adjusting the learning activities to be more learner centered and then decide on what types of technology could be incorportated to support and enhance the activities. I would do this in steps, focusing on one unit at a time, but to the end of eventually making the way I teach and run my classroom more learner centered and technologically enhanced.
Approaching your goal one step at a time makes it more manageable. Perhaps just focus on changing one activity per unit this year. Next year, change one or two more. Another approach might be to choose a technology you want to implement into your class this year then look at the activities you've done in the past and see which ones would lend themselves well to the technology you want to use. Good luck.
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