Monitoring My GAME Plan Progress:

Monitoring My GAME Plan Progress:

My goal of taking on more of a leadership role on my team is progressing slowly, but it is still progressing. I am scheduled to teach my team how to use our Edline (classroom webpages) next week. Our team schedule is hardly flexible with parent conferences almost every Thursday and RTI (response to intervention) meetings every Monday and Tuesday. The only day that we ever have any flexibility is Friday. I am excited to share what I know about the technology available through Edline—and I know my colleagues are anxious to start using what I show them. I recently showed them how to use Excel to make review Bingo cards, and one of my teammates used the program today to review with his class for the quarter assessment. I am getting more comfortable with speaking up and sharing the multitude of technological talents. These courses have helped me develop my voice and confidence to share.

My other goal of learning more about and possible implementing lessons around online learning communities has hit a roadblock. I am finding information, but many of the learning opportunities that connect to what I am currently studying are not available right now. I am finding that this takes more pre-planning and forethought than I expected. I am starting to bookmark ideas for projects next year—that should allow for plenty of planning time—to match the project with the unit of study.

I am continuing to work on both goals—even though one if going more smoothly than the other. I never expected the process to go perfectly, but things are actually moving along faster than I could have ever expected. I am enjoying the GAME plan experience because I am accomplishing things that I have put off for a while.