Week 7: Using the GAME Plan Process with Students

I will have students proceed similar to how we developed our GAME plan. I will have students visit the NETS-S site and read the standards (http://www.iste.org/standards/nets-for-students/nets-student-standards-2007.aspx). However, I will provide them with a little more direction and guidance. I will instruct them to set a goal for strengthening their confidence and proficiency in only one indicator rather than two. After they have chosen the one indicator they want to strengthen, I will have them develop their personal GAME plan. When developing their plan, I will encourage them to keep in mind projects they will have to complete in school and how they can use these projects to reach their goal. If they are unaware of what project or assignments they will have to complete in a given school year, I will direct them to their teachers to find out what types of assignments they will be completing. With these assignments in mind, students can develop a plan that will help them to reach their goal. They will need to explain the actions they will take to achieve their goals, how they will monitor their progress and how they will evaluate, modify or extend their learning. They will be encouraged to choose a goal that is attainable and that can be reached within that given school year. If possible, collaboration throughout the grade levels may make it possible for students to begin a GAME plan in their freshmen year of high school. Each year they could reach their goal and then the next year they could create a new GAME plan with a new goal. This would allow them to reach at least four of the six indicators. To further the process and if possible, students could potentially begin their GAME plan in their 7th grade year, and essentially reach their goal to become confident and proficient in all six areas.