Reflection
EDUC: Integrating Technology Across the Content Areas

During the last eight weeks I have learned about how to actively engage students in critical thinking assignments. The self-directed learning of a GAME plan includes: Setting Goals, Taking Action to meet those goals, Monitoring progress toward achieving goals and Evaluating whether the goals were achieved and Extend your learning to new situations.

My GAME plan starts with Problem-Based learning and with a collaboration lesson students will complete the unit with a digital storybook. This will help my students be in charge of their learning. It was difficult to see this unit plan in action because my school year has come to an end.

My GAME plan for professional growth includes the following goals:
1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity a. promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness.
5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership a. participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning.

The knowledge I have gained from this course is amazing. There are so many resources available for Problem-based learning, collaboration and digital storytelling. The ability to share with my fellow classmates on a Wiki is so exciting. We were able to see each lesson and share resources. The comments were a wonderful reminder that we all have different abilities and so do our students. This course also has put me in charge of my learning. It has made me eager to find out the answers to many questions that were good for the group and also some of my own. I found it easy to create lessons that I could use with my first grade class.

The immediate adjustments to my goals are minor. I will still be looking for more resources over the summer to promote, support and foster innovative thinking in my students for the upcoming school year. I have already set up my summer game plan for my Reading lessons that I will share with my team. They will be interactive lessons for my Promethean Board. As I continue my Walden Classes, I hope to strengthen my applications of technology into the classroom and across the curriculum.

Laureate Education, Inc. (2009) Integrating Technology Across the Content Areas. Spotlight on Technology: Digital Storytelling, Part 1.
Laureate Education, Inc. (2009) Integrating Technology Across the Content Areas. Spotlight on Technology: Digital Storytelling, Part 2.
Laureate Education, Inc. (2009) Integrating Technology Across the Content Areas. Spotlight on Technology: Integrating Multiple Tools to Support Content Area Learning.

http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForTeachers/2008Standards/NETS_T_Standards_Final.pdf