Well, I seem to be in pretty much the same place this week that I was in last week with my GAME plan. I am still focusing on getting A+, the tutorial program I mentioned in my previous posts, up and running, and I think I am just about there. The kids seem to really like the motivational program I have initiated with it, and they should be comfortable enough to work on it in their classrooms. This will hopefully free me up so that I can work on my standards. Won't that be wonderful!
The teachers I have spoken to about the wiki are still willing to add their input to the teacher wikis, but the art teacher has asked if we can wait just a little bit to work on the school gallery. I have worked with her on things in the past, and I know that this will get done. She wants to see our school establish a gallery as much as I do, so as soon as she can handle working on it with me, we will tackle that project.
The student Skype and wiki projects that I had hoped to initiate are still on hold for the moment. As I mentioned in prior posts, the students started their research for the wikis earlier, and I think that we will return to that project in a week or so. I actually had a student ask me when we were going to get back to that last week. I was glad to know that the interest was still there even after such a large interruption. That is promising!!!
Through all of these struggles, I have learned one thing about my GAME plan. Flexibility is a vital component that is not given proper credit in this acronym. A teacher can have the best plans in the world, but the school and classroom situation may change and render the plans unobtainable, at least for the moment. The teacher needs to be able to either adjust her plan or be willing to put them on hold until the situation changes.
Until my situation changes, I will continue to do what I can to accomplish my GAME plan now and be patient until I can accomplish the rest.
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Nancy,
ReplyDeleteThe art gallery sounds like it is worth the effort. I did a project last year in conjunction with the art teacher at my school. My English students did a research project on biographies they read and created PowerPoints. Then the art class created portraits of the subjects using mixed media. The art teacher took digital pictures and I uploaded everything onto my web page through the school.
I just thought maybe you'd be interested in seeing a dual subject gallery. Here's the URL: http://marlingtonlocal.org/cms/index.php?page=biography-research-projects
Nancy,
ReplyDeleteI understand the patiently waiting and accomplishing what you can when the time becomes right. In a school setting all our best plans are only as good as the students ability for that day. Sometimes things work out great and we accomplish all we had hope and other days things come up and we only were able to discuss for a few minutes before needing to move on. My GAME plan is in a holding pattern to at this time but I to have the hope to be able to follow through and complete my goals.
Hi Nancy,
ReplyDeleteYou sound further ahead than you probably think. Just coming up with ideas is half of the battle and by the time you get to actually doing the art gallery you most likely will have changed a few things. I keep a word document on my computer will ideas that I was to look more into. I have found that I am still changing some around from a few years ago. I like to take time and really look at the project and make sure everything is in place. I teach physics and I have tried to throw projects together and most of the time they do not work the way I intended them to.
Erin
Shannon,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your students' work with me. My favorite portrait was the one of John Lennon! I also think our art gallery will be a wonderful way to share what is happening at our school once we get it going. It WILL happen.
Danika and Erin,
Thank you for your words of encouragement. I have been a little frustrated with this assignment, and you have offered me the support that I need. I know these ideas of mine will happen sometime. I just hate to wait. (Sounds kind of like the students, doesn't it?)
Nancy