Revising My GAME Plan

By James Matthews

Am I making progress towards my stated goals? Should I revise those goals?

1. What have I learned so far that I can apply in my instructional practice?
I have learned that I can be flexible. That is, I can be partly traditional math teacher and new-age instructor using more technology and less lecture. Our authors suggest that “Authentic learning is learner-centered” and the emphasis should be “on learning as opposed to teaching” (Cennamo, Ross, & Ertmer, 2009, p. 248).


2. What goals am I still working toward?
I still need to work on completely trusting that students will gain the understanding they need by using too many social tools. I must work towards the belief that many technologies “offer the promise of supplementing and enhancing abilities and compensating for barriers that diverse learners might experience” (Cennamo, Ross, & Ertmer, 2009, p. 134).


3. Based on the NETS-T, what new learning goals will I set for myself?
To incorporate the NCTM suggestions of remembering that “technology enhances mathematics learning.” Further, as the teacher, I need to select the appropriate technology uses for student’s learning (Cennamo, Ross, & Ertmer, 2009, p. 255).


4. What learning approaches will I try next time to improve my learning?
If I focus on incorporating technology on the front side, then maybe students can be taught better. “Technology influences what mathematics is taught” and using it can allow a much more broad exploration of the topics (Cennamo, Ross, & Ertmer, 2009, p. 256). If I try to learn more about technology then I might be able to teach students better math.

I am starting to come around.

James


References
Cennamo, K., Ross, J., & Ertmer, P. (2009). Technology integration for meaningful classroom use: a standards-based approach. Mason, Ohio: Cengage Learning.