Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Using the GAME plan process with students

After accomplishing my own goal using the GAME plan process, I have actually thought of (an in progress) GAME plan to allow my students to follow. I would allow the students to see the process through a series of "Aims" which we have in our classroom everyday. This allows students to see the goal of the day and explain briefly how we are going to get there. I would show students the the ultimate goal is becoming experts at using social networking for education. Students would see that we would be doing this by creating individual blog accounts using kidblogs and writing book reviews on the novels read independently. The monitoring step would take place when we reviewed our classmates blogs and wrote back to them. We could eventually evaluate by reading classmates responses and then answering them back. It would take more concrete planning, but it would allow students to experience the GAME plan process as a class. Eventually, students would see this model and be able to create their own GAME plan and further their learning on a more independent level.
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4 comments:

  1. JenFebruary 17, 2011 at 11:33 PM

    Francesca,

    I think you made an interesting point about how the GAME plan can even be used for daily goals. While the GAME plan helps focus the learning process for large or long-term goals, it can be just as effective for accomplishing short-term or daily goals. In fact, this may be a good way for students to become familiar with using the steps of the GAME plan. Setting a goal for the day at the start of class, then pausing mid-day to monitor progress, and finally reflecting at the end of the day how successful the class was in reaching the daily goal could work well to introduce students to this format, which they can then use for their independent and self-directed learning projects.

    -Jennifer

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  2. FMuracaFebruary 19, 2011 at 6:06 PM

    Jennifer,

    Thanks for the comments on my ideas for using the GAME plan process in the classroom. After looking at other colleagues blog postings, I felt that maybe my suggestions would not be effective. After reading your comments, I am a bit more reassured that it could very well be useful in the classroom.

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  3. Noreen Van HoutenFebruary 20, 2011 at 12:43 PM

    Francesca,
    I agree that showing the students or "modeling" the GAME plan will be an effective way to teach them how to set goals and why it is important. It would be a great opportunity for you to reinforce what is expected of your students in the lesson(s) you teach using the GAME Plan.
    Noreen

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  4. CWimbishFebruary 20, 2011 at 6:08 PM

    Francesca,
    I think it is a great idea to use the GAME plan with your students. That got be thinking that it might even be a good idea for the students to actually create the plan. You could ask the students about a goal they would like to set for themselves. Then the class could work together to come up with the action, monitoring (they could even monitor themselves), and the evaluation process.

    Carrie Stare

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