Throughout this course, I have had a wonderful opportunity
to grow upon my GAME Plan while also learning some new skills and gaining great
ideas from my classmates. Since on of my
goals was increasing my proficiency in the area of digital citizenship, my focus
was not only reading resources that covered this topic, but also making sure
that I focused my lesson design in this course around the same topic. These lessons are then something that I can
continue to apply during the school year for both staff and students.
Another area of my GAME plan was the focus on
leadership. After some reflection,
observation, and using print and digital resources, I have been able to build
on some areas regarding my leadership role.
So far I have implemented a few things to step up my leadership. I have requested that every grade level at
both schools setup a meeting me with me at the beginning of every trimester so
that we can plan out our collaboration on their curriculum in regards to new
literacies, tech integration and project design. I have also set up a professional development
schedule to educate my teachers on best practices with the implementation of
the new literacies. I plan to do some
flipping with these PDs in order to get the most of the time that we have together. Teachers will be required to reflect on the
practices to me and share resources with their colleagues.
I have decided to tie my GAME plan to my PDP (Professional
Development Plan) that is required to renew my teaching license. The ability to reflect on my leadership and
on digital citizenship lessons will help me grow in my role and allow me to
continue my progress without setting it aside when other items come up. The accountability will allow me to focus on these areas continuously while also not creating extra work for myself. I believe they are great goals for my plan to help me increase my abilities in this role and set myself up for future ambitions.
Currently I feel that my instructional practice regarding
technology integration is already at a good point. I have been incorporating problem-based
learning, social networking, and digital storytelling for the past few
years. The only adjustment I plan to
make is that while meeting with my grade level teams, it will be a requirement
to use at least one of these in a lesson or unit they implement. I can use my skills to help my teachers build
their skills and see how they can really benefit students while creating a
cross-curricular, multi-standard addressed lesson.
