A closer look...

My game plan has been put into action, but I do not know if I have taken it where I want it to go. I also have a feeling that my game plan can produce greater outcomes, or be implemented to a greater degree than I have allowed it. Part of this dilemma is a result of my race against the clock. Instructional days are becoming a scarce commodity. I am having to make the most of all opportunities as time is running short and students' attention spans are running even shorter. More and more students are letting their minds shift into summer mode.

With these thoughts in mind I suppose I am expecting to change my plan a little. I have taken my students need to learn home addresses to new levels. We have incorporated this objective into many different instructional areas. I would still like to bring it back to technology before I get ready to assess my students growth in this skill. I hope to get back to the lab one more time and have the students explore other locations in reference to their own location in this vast world. Googlemaps will still serve as an applicable tool for this exercise, unless I am presented with another alternative.

This process has taught me a lot about giving my students opportunities for SDL. I am too quick to underestimate my students' potential to learn. I think that often I forget how intrigued I was at that age to find out how things work, or to acquire new information. Though it may not be the case for all students, I feel that many students share a similar passion and excitement for learning. They may not come right out and say it, but I have noticed that with so many of my students they can not help but be curious about what is unknown to them. That is why through this GAME Plan I have been inspired to take a closer look at the opportunities that I provide my learners to grow themselves. Am I giving them rich and valuable opportunities that will quench their inquisitive personalities? What can I do to keep them excited about learning, and what can I do to keep them wanting to go deeper?

One part of my GAME Plan was to become more of an expert in regards to the tech tools that I use. My school is getting dumped on with new technologies. I know getting new technology in a school is something to be excited about, but at the same time it is happening at such a rate that our building is having a hard time keeping up. I have been, and will continue to be a go to person when questions arise regarding a new technology. I am wondering if there is a good conference, workshop, training, or resource that may benefit a teacher like myself who is quickly finding out that he is acquiring the "techie" identity at his school?