As discussed in a previous posting, GAME stands for setting Goals, taking Action, Monitoring progress, and Evaluating and reviewing how the plan worked (Cennamo, Ross, and Ertmer, 2009). I have completed a GAME plan for myself over the past couple of weeks. Please review previous postings to follow how the process worked for me.
The GAME plan can be used and applied by students as well. Anyone can use the GAME plan really. It is a great way to organize thoughts and follow through on a goal that you set for yourself. I will be using the GAME plan with my students in the future. The next time I introduce a new technology to my students, I will be asking them to create a GAME plan for themselves. This will allow students to take control of their learning making it more meaningful to them.
When reviewing the NETS-S standards from ISTE(see link below), I found that the GAME plan will be best used with standard 4 (Critical thinking, problem solving and decision making). The GAME plan does all of these things. Students must think critically about a problem they are facing and make decisions about the best way to solve the problem. In fact, the four sub-standards for stanard 4 follow the GAME plan as well. Teaching the GAME plan becomes a part of learning standard 4 from NETS-S.
Allowing students to set goals, create actions, evaluate their progress, and evaluate their learning is an important skill that students can use both in school and in the post school setting.
Rob Winner
EDUC 6713
References
Cennamo, K., Ross, J., & Ertmer, P., (2009). Technology integration for meaningful classroom use: a standards-based approach. Mason, OH: Cengage Learning
ISTE
http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForStudents/2007Standards/NETS_for_Students_2007.htm
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Rob,
ReplyDeleteAs you mentioned, the standard you are focusing on is a very critical skill for students to practice and develop. Practicing critical thinking, problem solving, and decision skills is an attribute that many businesses and jobs require as a prerequisite. It sounds like you have an excellent plan as to how to best incorporate the notion of creating a GAME plan into your instruction.
Kevin Richstad
Rob,
ReplyDeleteYou have a great idea here. The GAME plan process has proven to be beneficial to us teachers so it should be able to help the student's as well. This will teach them the value of planning ahead and setting goals. This will not only help them in your class, but can serve as a life lesson about planning.
Joe
I agree with you, the GAME plan is a great way to organize your thoughts and come up with a plan to follow through with goals. I noticed while going through the process myself that this is where I benefited most. I am often a very unorganized person and need a systematic way to do things otherwise, it is a mess. Reading your post made me think about how often I give my students an assignment or activity and they don't even know where to start. Teaching them the GAME plan could help them learn to think about where to start, where they are going and how to get there.
ReplyDeleteRob,
ReplyDeleteAs we have been learning for the past year, one of the main characteristics of a 21st century learner is that they are life long learners. Using the GAME plan to set and monitor goals as you have stated is very important to helping students and their teachers meet that end. Great post.