The best way for teachers to teach these NETS-S standards to students is by modeling a GAME plan. I will model to my students how I choose a goal from the standards and reflected upon that goal for several weeks. Then I will ask students to do the same. Each student will choose a goal from the NETS-S. After they have chosen their goal I plan on putting students in groups of 2 with a classmate that shares the same goal. These partnerships will be responsible to work on their goal and reflect on their goal by asking themselves; What am I doing? How can I improve? What have I accomplished thus far? These partnerships will be monitored by asking to reflect upon these three questions at the end of every week for 8 weeks. Hopefully, at the end of 8 weeks, they will have accomplished their goal and can choose a new one. By the end of the year, I expect to see progress in each student within the NETS-S standards.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
"GAME" PLAN FOR STUDENTS
Technology Standards for students and for teachers inter-relate with one another. The major standards that apply for teachers, also apply for students. For example, social, ethical, and human issues is important for students to understand the responsibilities and respect that comes with using technology and for teachers is is our job to promote this respect and model the responsibilities. In addition, another standard that demonstrates how the standards inter-relate is the communication standard. Students are expected to "collaborate and interact with experts and other audiences" while teachers are asked to "use technology to communicate and collaborate with peers, parents, and the larger community in order to nurture student learning". This again shows how the NETS-S and NETS-T inter-relate in order to model and guide the students into the right direction with technology.
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Gutierrez27, those are two great examples of the interrelationships between the teaching standards and student standards. I have realized how important it is to demonstrate using responsibility and respect when using technology with my students. The simple idea of demonstrating correct copyright use with my students has created an awareness that will help my student’s respect and model responsibility when using technology.
ReplyDeleteI really like your pairs of student group questions. I use Think-Pair- Share principles all the time and these types of activities really get students thinking and working together.
Bryan,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your compliments. I think it is very important to be aware of the interrelationships because the standards that we are expected to follow, is very crucial for students to also comprehend. Students need to prepare for the future and the best way to do that is to connect their standards to ones they would be expected to follow as an adult. In addition, the Think-Pair-Share principles is an excellent method because as you said, "it really get students thinking and working together."
I agree that views on the relationship between NETS-SS and NET-T. Collaboration communication and respect are definitely a common theme throughout the entire list of standards. As it relates to teacher parent communication this is something that i really look to do a better job of incorporating this school year.
ReplyDeleteI agree that communications is a key area that we must improve upon. Now with report cards online, we have taken the first steps. But posting report cards is, "after the fact" and, as you say, we must do a better job of communicating before it is too late and we must try and solicit the help of parents as much as possible.
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