It is always a positive thing when you can take your lesson and with either your own revising or revising from the help of colleagues to make it a better and stronger lesson.
What have you learned so far that you can apply in your instructional practice?
By following a GAME plan, I have learned how to make my lessons stronger and have more meaning for my students. By following the GAME plan, I am able to strengthen the lessons so that my students are gaining more information from the material.
What goals are you still working towards?
One goal I am still working towards is trying to allow the students to think more for themselves. I am always anxious to jump in at the first sight of struggle to help them figure it out. I need to learn to step back and become more of the facilitator in many of my lessons.
Based on NETS-T, what new learning goals will you set for yourself?
The one I want to set as a goal would be 1b: engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources. Exposing my students to real-world issues in math only helps reinforce the ideas and materials. If they can see the impact of a particular concept, it is more likely to leave an impression on them than just sitting with a book and paper to do the problem.
If you are not ready to set new learning goals, how will you extend what you have learned so far?
If my students are not accomplishing what I need them to do so that they can continue learning, I will not be able to set new learning goals. I would have those students spend a little extra time on the project at had so that they can understand what it is they are to be doing. I can not see pushing them on if they are not understanding the material.
What learning approaches will you try next time to improve your learning?
The approaches I would take to improve my learning is to make sure the students understand what I expect of them. I want them to get the most that they can get out of the material being presented to them. If they are not understanding the material, I can not really go on because they will be lost the rest of the way in their math career.
By using a GAME plan, I have learned ways to increase my lessons so that they are effective in teaching my students what I need them to learn.
I agree, I feel that my lessons are somewhat stronger and are more meaningful to the students. They seem to be doing a better job handling the projects and are feeling more confident themselves.
ReplyDeleteI like your goal of having students think for themselves; I am also continuously struggling with this as well and probably will be for a while. It is difficult at times when I see my students get frustrated and about to give up and I want to step in to give them what they need. I do find that giving guidance and assistance helps them feel as if they are getting closer to the answer, and I also suggest they ask a classmate what their advice is to solving the problem.
ReplyDeleteHi Kathy,
ReplyDeleteYou and I are on the same page--I can't see rushing ahead with a content area--or objective--if students haven't really mastered what they've focusing on.
Sometimes I find that to help students better understand the expectations of a project or assignment, I let them help to create a rubric for the assignment. Since it is their rubric--one they made--they have more of a sense of ownership over the expectations and are less likely not to understand them. It also helps them recognize the goals of the activity so they know where to focus their energies.
Thanks for sharing.
Susan
Hi Kathy,
ReplyDelete(sorry about above posting--I think a friend had been using our home machine and logged in with his account--only I didn't realize it and I typed a posting to you.)
You and I are on the same page--I can't see rushing ahead with a content area--or objective--if students haven't really mastered what they've focusing on.
Sometimes I find that to help students better understand the expectations of a project or assignment, I let them help to create a rubric for the assignment. Since it is their rubric--one they made--they have more of a sense of ownership over the expectations and are less likely not to understand them. It also helps them recognize the goals of the activity so they know where to focus their energies.
Thanks for sharing.
Susan