Final Reflection

Looking back on the GAME plan that I created, I feel really good about the goals that I have set out to attain. I think that they are still very attainable, once I have all the materials necessary, and that they will help to improve both my instruction in my classroom and my students' learning. My GAME plan will help me to utilize the technological tools that I have available within my classroom and will assist in the learning that will take place in my students. At this point, I am excited for the new school year to start and get working on my GAME plan for next school year. This year will bring about challenges with all of the new curriculum and the goals that I have set, but taking it one step at a time will make it manageable.

GAME Plan Wrap Up

GAME plans are a great strategy to teach students to use. GAME plans can be used in any content area and are very user friendly. In my district we use Quality Data Notebooks for students to track their success throughout the year. I would like to use the GAME plan to guide students with their data tracking. Using their notebooks they'd easily be able to set goals, analyze their plan, measure progress, and evaluate their success. I think that students would be able to use this process with guidance at first and independently as the year progressed.
As for my GAME plan, I plan to pick up in the fall and proceed once I have all the materials that I will need. Hopefully both my students' GAME Plans and mine will go smoothly next school year!

GAME Plan Postponed

Well, if things hadn't been tough enough for me, they are now. School is out for the year and I didn't receive any of my instructional materials. The only materials I have are the student books. I'm sure that if I went through the books thoroughly I could begin to create some of my assessments. I'm leary of doing this only because I do not know what materials and supplies I will be receiving later this summer or this fall. I really had hoped to have all of my materials so that I could peruse them and get started. Looks like I'm going to be forced to take a vacation.

GAME Plan Check Up

Well, last week I hit a lot of snags in my GAME plan. However, this week I think I've made a little head way. Just today my new math materials were delivered. I was able to pack up the old and unpack the new, just what I want to be doing two days before schools out. At least they arrived before summer began. Now I will be able to begin to unpack the curriculum, exam the standards and benchmarks and see where things align with our guaranteed viable curriculum. Once I have done this, I will be able to start creating formative and summative assessments for my Smart Board and responders.
I spoke with both my old instructional coach (that's going back into the classroom) and my new instructional coach and they both had great suggestions for me. I don't want to bite off more than I can chew and they both suggested that I create assessments for the first half of the math curriculum this summer. Once I have that under way, I can test them out on my class and make adjustments as I go. If I see success and don't run into any glitches then I can continue to create the rest of my assessments.
I think that eating the elephant in small bites will help with my burn out. I don't want to take on too much this summer and end up exhausted before the new school year even starts up. So away I will go unpacking!