Reflecting on the GAME

During the GAME plan, one of the biggest things I learned was a great way to set goals, monitor progress, and evaluate learning. This is an easy template to utilize in the classroom. I have tried goal setting before, but never with much success. We either get too busy and never get around to it or we don’t monitor and evaluate as we should. This template affords to a lot of different ways to keep up with it, such as a GAME folder or blog postings, which are referred to at least once a week. By getting into a routine with this, we will be able to keep up with it in my classroom.

Another thing I learned was more on just how many resources are out there for teachings and students to utilize for free. I have found a couple different blogs throughout this process of which I am a subscriber to and they always are giving out ideas for free technologies that can be utilized in the classroom. I have rediscovered the importance of professional development and how important it is to keep up with my own learning.

One immediate adjustment to my teaching practices would be to implement a class blog to discuss both science and math content and mastery of goals. I have never utilized a blog in my classroom before and I have been hesitant only because a number of my students do not have computer or internet access at home. Now that our district has moved completely into our brand new school building and there are computers that students can access, I can give them opportunities at school to complete blog postings.

Another immediate adjustment I want to make is in the realm of collaborative learning. I want to find a classroom locally that we can work with to complete a collaborative project. I want to start small with this first one and eventually find something on a global scale. I think this experience will be something that the students will never forget!