Progress of Game Plan

In looking around online I have found some information that is helpful in meeting my needs of my game plan.  Finding current issues is not a difficult task to accomplish since they can assist in this process by looking up their own science interests This would allow me to gain access to multiple sources of information as I could critique the quality of their issue while they are summarizing it.  If it works well I could create a class discussion around their topic.

I don't know that I need to change my plan, I just don't think that my plan will be complete in the timeline that this class wants.  I have given up on finding quality work in a matter of a few days or a couple of weeks.  I have spent much time searching for the information I wrote down in the game plan for a while now, so finding new information doesn't really come easily.  I would also say that there aren't new questions, just new methods for finding answers to the same question.

Game plan strategry

As I ponder how to improve my teaching using the areas chosen for my game plan, I know that there are a few things that will be necessary for me to be successful.  One of the things that I need is time, I need time to search through the internet, talk with peers, possibly find and collaborate with other teachers online and time to determine the quality of the information that I manage to locate.

I don’t know that I need additional information, I just need to take advantage of the time I have in class to determine what it is I need for my classes.  The purpose of conducting this game plan is to find the information, if I knew the information I need I wouldn’t include it as something I don’t know.  I haven’t really had the time to take care of my game plan at the moment.  Between family, school, church, and being the head track coach in the final weeks of our season time for research is severely limited.  This will be a long term project that will pick up momentum as the summer starts and I reflect on what I want to change for next year.

My Personal GAME Plan

In looking through the ISTE NETS performance indicators for teachers I found that I am involved with at least half the information that is listed.  I felt like that was a pretty good level of technology involvement since I have done most of this on my own.

In looking at things to improve on I chose 2 areas of focus.  One was item 1b.  enaganing students in real world issues, I don't really do this in my class and would like to so hopefully this can become a more regular part of my class.  I also chose item 3d.  using current technology to analyze information.  As a science teacher analyzing data is an important part of the process of understanding science so finding a way to do this will be very helpful in my class.

Assessing this progress will be easy becuase my plan is to integrate one of each of these things in each topic I teach and I will have either completed it or not.  As a continued part of this process however will be to look for better options than the initial information or example that I might find at the beginning of the process.