While my idea may seem strange at first, I can't help but post the first thing that came to my mind when reviewing the student NETS and pondering how to teach the GAME plan to students. We have studied problem based learning, and have discovered the importance of including students in the development of assessment; why now allow them to look at the student NETS and determine what projects they feel would best meet those standards? Students would be enabled to view the standards; therefore, be made aware of the Goals. Actions could be proposed by the students concerning the activities that would best meet each standard for various ability levels. Students could then help develop methods to Monitor themselves and each other, while still being accountable to the instructor. Finally, they could be part of the Evaluation process with the development of the rubric (created at the onset of project development), as well as group and individual evaluation forms.
I am certain that 175 minds of my students can develop more project ideas to meet the standards in ways that they find personally engaging and valuable than I could ever develop on my own. In additon, being part of the development of Actions, Monitoring, and Evaluation would also generate a feeling of ownership. Face it, no student wants to perform poorly on an assignment they have helped create from the ground up!
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Linda to Sheryl
ReplyDeletePromoting the students to become self-directed learners is a goal we are aiming for, so why not do as you mentioned, letting them make their own GAME plan using the ISTE standards as a place to start. I am not sure how this would work in all content areas or in what grades this would work without causing some problems but it is something to consider. When they get used to seeing their goal and make the plans to work toward meeting it, they are engaged in developing life long learning skills. As you mentioned students have more creative minds than we do when they want to and if they are a part of the planning from start to finish they feel the ownership and will strive to produce at a higher level.
Linda,
ReplyDeleteCertainly this wouldn't work for all grade levels; however, I think upper classmen would be able to handle the responsibility of setting their own goals.
I think you can have even your freshmen set goals and work toward achieving them. You might have to guide them a little more, but my third graders set goals on their own, so I don't see why all of your high school students wouldn't be able to. I also agree that if the students are involved in creating an assignment, they are much more likely to do well on it.
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