Carrying Out The GAME Plan Week # 3

Meeting with the technology experts in my district is one of the resources I plan on contacting to help me carry out my game plan for designing authentic and creative learning opportunities for my students’. I have recently set up a meeting with a technology teacher in my building that is willing to meet with me before school start this year. I have expressed my interest in using technology to promote and develop creative thinking activities for my students’. The technology teacher said that he had a few ideas that might help identify technologies that would support the incorporation of authentic and creative learning experiences.

I would also like to see if our district is planning on offering any professional development opportunities for teachers. Is it me or does anyone else feels like most PD opportunities are typically not very useful? I think it’s because these types of decisions are usually made by administrators and not teachers. I could be wrong! Anyhow……

Once I identify several technologies that I would like to experiment with, I will need to learn how to use the knowledge that I gain to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate the most appropriate strategies to use in class. I will do this by reading, searching the internet, tutorials, and by reaching out to other experts. Once I have selected a technology tool, I will focus on that tool the remainder of the year.

Up to this point, I have been able to set up a meeting with a technology and began to research on my own. I believe that this is a good starting point, but I know that I must connect with others and tap into their understanding on how to create effective learning opportunities for students. I believe the best way to understand the impact technology is to become part of it and I feel that this can be accomplished by reaching out to others and experimenting with technology tools.