Just as with anything in education the National Education Standards for Students (NETS-S) and the National Education Standards for Teachers (NETS-T) are interrelated in terms that the teacher lays the foundation for learning and provides the students with opportunities to obtain worthwhile experiences. The students then take what they have learned from the standards taught by their teachers and put it into practice in the classroom in order to demonstrate their knowledge and creativity.
If I were to begin this with my students I think I would initially work with the standard of Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making (NETS-S). After going through the process of creating and implementing portions of my personal GAME plan I have come to the realization that many of the indicators can be taught through the completion of other standards and other indicators outlined in the
NETS-S.
By beginning with critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making students will have the ability to obtain critical and thought provoking learning experiences while incorporating the latest forms of technology. They can work with other individuals within the school, district, state, country, and even other countries through the use of social networking and collaboration sites to research answers to questions, collect data, and report information.
The NETS-S standards all appear to be skills taught in the classroom, but require the use of technological tools. Encouraging students to complete their own GAME plan will better prepare them for the grades that follow and even the working world. It will provide support their learning in other areas and will also provide them opportunities to demonstrate what they have learned as an individual or as a member of a team.
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The standard of Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making is a great one to start with. Students need to become proficient in critical thinking skills to become productive citizens. I like your idea of using social networking and collaboration sites to work on this skill. How will you implement the GAME plan with your students, will they choose their own goal or will it be a class goal?
ReplyDeleteLindsey,
ReplyDeleteSorry I didn't get back to you yesterday, but I plan on starting off as a whole class then moving towards individual goals. My third graders need modeling and examples before they take something like this on themselves. Therefore, I feel if we do this together they will then have a better understanding of what need to be done.