tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651708875881837325.post7704138821434721392..comments2011-04-21T21:18:01.755-07:00Comments on Parks Page: GAME PLAN REFLECTIONUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651708875881837325.post-51442209962883595002011-04-03T21:27:57.891-07:002011-04-03T21:27:57.891-07:00First of all, good luck with winding down the scho...First of all, good luck with winding down the school year. As an 8th grade homeroom teacher, I have the responsibility of making sure all of my students are doing well and will graduate in June--despite how a student or two are bordering on not graduating. <br /><br />So this brings up a good point on how we can motivate students into engaging themselves in their own learning. I believe that as we incorporate more and more technology into their learning and giving students the opportunity to 'own' their learning process, we should see better results. This is certainly not to say that we should abandon traditional teaching methods, lessons, etc. I would even argue that too much of one thing can be bad--and that could go with using too much technology in the curriculum as well. <br /><br />Good luck and thanks for the post for thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651708875881837325.post-46949727012733905092011-04-03T19:18:02.075-07:002011-04-03T19:18:02.075-07:00Laura,
Thank you so much for your calming words th...Laura,<br />Thank you so much for your calming words that spoke acceptance and acknowledgment. You're right, it's OK if I work on giving my GAME plan a good solid foundation now and then launch with full force at the beginning of next year. <br />Sometimes we just need to hear the words "it's OK".<br />Good luck to you and hopefully the end of your school year will not be intolerable.<br />KimberlyParks' Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17764436241074480553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651708875881837325.post-59493091288274606262011-04-03T19:12:03.625-07:002011-04-03T19:12:03.625-07:00I agree with your comment that the more you work w...I agree with your comment that the more you work with different technology the easier it becomes to manipulate it. Creating work with different forms of technology becomes less stressful and intimidating as you become more familiar with it.<br /><br />I also agree that each week of school work becomes increasingly more challenging with testing at work becoming more and more of an issue. For me it is trying to focus the minds of several seniors who will not graduate if they do not make some dramatic changes in how they are doing school. Best of luck to you down this final stretch.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15359187999250839681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651708875881837325.post-10141807982242656522011-04-03T16:44:49.206-07:002011-04-03T16:44:49.206-07:00Kimberly,
It sounds like you have made a lot of p...Kimberly,<br /><br />It sounds like you have made a lot of progress towards your goal. What are clickers? Are those the devices that give instant feedback from the students? If so, how have they increased student engagment during your lessons? Have they helped improve students' understanding of the material taught in class? I feel your pain with how much we have to get accomplished in the next couple of weeks. In my district we had to turn in grades without having a work day and HSAP is less then a week and a half away. I have found support in some of my friends at work and they are helping me with my classes and our wikis. I am so thankful for the media specialist at my school.<br /><br />SadieS. Ruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298152756167721136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651708875881837325.post-41681328144044290552011-04-02T06:00:30.311-07:002011-04-02T06:00:30.311-07:00Kimberly,
Educators can become complacent and for...Kimberly,<br /><br />Educators can become complacent and forget that they should know just be teaching, but learning as well. As we set goals, there are things that come up, like your TCAP. While it would be awesome for you to launch full steam ahead with your technology integration, sometimes it is better to start slowly, so you don't become overwhelmed and exhausted. The end of the year is a very hard time for me too. We have testing, final projects and our BPA nationals that takes me away for about week, so it is crazy and hectic. Just remember what you do, you can always improve and change upon.<br /><br />Good Luck!<br />LauraLaura Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16415952287860725577noreply@blogger.com