This week, we were asked to continue our GAME plan by answering some simple questions that will better help focus our goals. Below you will find the questions and my replies:
•What resources will you need to carry out your plan (video, reading, experts or colleagues, etc)?
For my first goal - being more responsible with online citations - I plan to use a works cited generator such as Bibme.org, which automatically generates a reference in MLA, APA, Chicago, or Turabian formats. The ease of using this site will help me stay on track and remember to add citations to any online lesson I prepare.
The other goal I set for myself was to extend my professional development. As I said previously, I am attending Promethean's Train the Trainer series in a couple of weeks. A fellow teacher will be attending this with me, so we will be able to hold each other accountable. We have also begun to speak with our administrators about holding our own in-services at our school for next year. I will also remain up-to-date with all things Promethean by making use of Promethean Planet's forum where teachers from all over the world come together to help each other.
•What additional information do you need?
As far as being more responsible with my online citations, I do not believe I will need any additional information. With the professional development aspect, I will obviously need to attend the training to gain more information about training other teachers to use the Promethean boards with ease.
•What steps have you been able to take so far?
So far, I have searched the Internet to find an easy way to make sure I can be able to cite online sources correctly. There are several citation generators available, so I know that if I am not happy with the one I have chosen that I can change to another. I have also begun to plan in-service opportunities with the other teacher who is also attending the Promethean training with me. We are hoping to be able to offer monthly workshops in order to help teachers come up with new ideas and flipcharts to use.
References:
ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) (2008). The ISTE National Educational Technology Standards (NETS-T) and PErformance Indicatiors for TEachers. retrieved from http://www.iste.o-Trg/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForTeachers/2008Standards/NETS_T_Standards_Final.pdf
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Let's Get This Party Started!
Posted by Stephanie at 11:48 PM
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
3 comments:
Stephanie,
I think using a cite generator is a great idea. I did mot even know there were such sites. See how much I am learning from these classes, I tell it's something new everyday. I also can't wait to learn some of the wonderful things you will bring back from the Promethean training.
Stephanie,
I think you have two great goals to meet the need of your GAME plan. Our school district does its own in-service computer classes, and has found a lot of success. The teachers sign up so fast, that they usually have to offer another class. Especially now since the SmartBoards went into most classrooms this year. Our technology department usually teaches the courses, or our district will bring in a specialist. I really enjoy how our district offers classes anytime they implement new software into our computers, so that we can learn quickly how to use the software. In addition, they usually offer a document explaining easy steps on how to start using the program. Does your district offer any of these types of programs?
Jennifer,
I'm glad I could give you a new idea! The generator is really easy to use and I think it will be a great asset to use! I'm also looking forward to learning new tricks to show you all when Clarissa & I get back from our Promethean training!
Cortney,
Our school district also offers many technology workshops and programs. However, there are only three schools in our county with Promethean boards. All of which are Title I schools and received them via stimulus monies from this past year. Since the county didn't "pay" for us to have them, they did not see the point of sending the instructional technologyleaders to be trained. Therefore, a co-worker and I requested that we be sent to the training. Especially since our school just installed 28 boards! That way we would not have to call Promethean with every little question - we would just have our own in-house experts!
Post a Comment