GAME Plan: ISTE NETS

               In order to strengthen my confidence and proficiency in addressing the National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS.S) within my classroom I have developed a GAME Plan to support my proficiency in the standards.  “The GAME Plan requires that you think about and take steps to direct your learning process, specifically while learning about technology and how to integrate it into the curriculum” (Cennamo, Ross & Ertmer, 2009, p. 3).

Set Goals

“In order to stay up-to-date with current and emerging technologies for teaching and learning, you will need to constantly assess your technology integration skills in order to identify the new knowledge and skills you need” (Cennamo, Ross & Ertmer, 2009, p. 4).  As the year comes to a close and class time is less restrictive to content standards after state standards assessments, I look forward to enriching my students learning experiences within the realm of technology.  My goals are foundationally based in specifically two of the ISTE NETS and Performance Indicators for Teachers:

“4.a. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility

Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices. Teachers will promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information” (International Society for Technology in Education, 2008, p.1).

“5.b. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership

Teachers continuously improve their professional practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in their school and professional community by promoting and demonstrating the effective use of digital tools and resources. Teachers will exhibit leadership by demonstrating a vision of technology infusion, participating in shared decision making and community building, and developing the leadership and technology skills of others” (International Society for Technology in Education, 2008, p.1).

Take Action

“After you’ve identified your learning goals, you need to take action to meet tose goals” (Cennamo, Ross & Ertmer, 2009, p. 4).  In order to address both of my goals, I will be participating in my school’s board to revamp our Electronic Resources User Agreement and Policies.  The one provided by the district leaves much to be desired and collectively we have decided to modify the agreement to better address our expectations for students both at home and at school.  I will use feedback from students to assist in writing the user agreement and to ensure that the students have ownership in the agreement.  I will also be doing extensive research on other school district’s technology user agreements for inspiration and guidance.

Monitor

“As you take action to achieve your learning goals, you’ll need to monitor whether you are making siffiecient progress towards your goals and reflect on whether the strategies you have chosen are working” (Cennamo, Ross & Ertmer, 2009, p. 4).  In order to monitor my progress I will refer to my colleagues within our board meetings as well as reflect on my progress by asking:

Am I finding the information I need from other resources?

What patterns are emerging from the User Agreements I have gathered from other districts?

Am I including my student’s voice in our work?

Am I including social issues in our User Agreement?

Do I need to modify my action plan?

Evaluate and Extend

            “During the evaluate stage in self-directed learning, you’ll determine whether you met your goal and reflect on whether your approach worked or whether you should modify your strategies for the future” (Cennamo, Ross & Ertmer, 2009, p. 5).  In August I will be presenting our board’s new Electronic Resources User Agreement and Policies to both our school district and to our school site on our buy-back days.  Both presentations will model how teachers can present the User Agreement to their students in a meaningful and creative manner.  At this point in my GAME Plan I will again reflect on the experience and refer to my student’s progress as an understanding for how my work has really influenced their understanding of technology use.

Resources

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). National education standards for teachers (NETS-T). Retrieved May 8, 2011 from http://www.iste.org/Libraries/PDFs/NETS_for_Teachers_2008_EN.sflb.ashx