Monitoring Game Plan

Monitoring Game Plan

The action plan to meet my game plan includes lifelong learning, self-directed learning of technology tools and incorporation of learning through those into my lesson.

Lifelong learning goal is met in continuing my course in the Walden. I used self-directed learning myself in learning the use of Google Docs this week (Rochelle, 2010). This is a tool that allows creation and sharing of work online as well as edit, upload and import existing documents, spreadsheets and presentations. It is a free online tool I have heard about but did not get to use. I also had the opportunity in my last week’s application assignment to practice the design of a lesson following the universal design for learning format and incorporating technology tools and software (Cennamo, Ross & Ertmer, 2009). The assignment I created was a formative assessment that requires the student to demonstrate different skills to set the goal and interact with content. Several technology skills will be used in the learning which provides students opportunity to demonstrate knowledge I also learned the importance of assessment to set goals, collect data that can be used to inform instruction, to monitor student progress.

One thing that I have found missing in my game plan but necessary is the creation of a web page that parents can also visit to get information on students’ progress and hopefully have them be supportive of student learning (Cennamo, Ross & Ertmer, 2009).

References

Cennamo, K., Ross, J. & Ertmer, P. (2009). Technology Integration for Meaningful Classroom Use: A Standards-Based Approach. Chapter 5, “Customizing Student Learning Activities” & Chapter 6, “Assessment and Evaluation” (Laureate Education, Inc., Custom ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.

Rochelle, J. (2010, April 12). A New Google docs. Retrieved from http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2010/04/new-google-docs.html