What is a plan and who are our learners?
As I plan ahead for week 3 in AEE 412, the weekly investment readings and I are on the same page! Planning is an integral part of not only life, but also education. This week's discussion is based around planning units of instruction and integrating techniques of engaging students in instructional content. Here are some of my key take a ways:
Organization: The art of organizing information is used for all levels of education. According to L. Dee Fink, there are five steps to initial design phase. They are:
Step 1. Identify important situational factors
Step 2. Identify important learning goals
Step 3. Formulate appropriate feedback and assessment procedures
Step 4. Select effective teaching/learning activities
Step 5. Make sure the primary components are integrated
Scaffolding: Another point that stood out to me was the concept of scaffolding. The theory is that students learn by building on prior knowledge. I believe this to be true from personal experience as I once was a young learner. I would be more motivated to learn the content and be able to retain more if I was able to connect new concepts to information I already knew. As educators, it is important to plan instruction in a logical manner. This allows students to learn information from the foundation up.
Backward Design: The concept of backward design fascinates me. The concept forces you to think about your audience and their needs first, before starting the planning process. The concept of backward planning has three stages. They are:
1. Plan for Desired Results
2. Determine Assessment Evidence
3. Plan Learning Experiences and Instruction
Over-all I am excited to explore these topics further and add to my prior knowledge!
References
https://www.deefinkandassociates.com/GuidetoCourseDesignAug05.pdf
www.ascd.org/ASCD/pdf/siteASCD/publications/UbD_WhitePaper0312.pdf
https://study.com/academy/lesson/comparing-scaffolding-and-differentiated-instruction.html
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I also could really connect to the readings this week! I beleive for me the backward design planning would be most effective. I think this could also be a way to interact and even have the students help make their own lessons. DO you feel that could be effective in a classroom?
ReplyDeleteOlivia, scaffolding and backward design are fun concepts that work particularly well in the ag classroom, as you will soon see in upcoming class sessions. You do a good job highlighting the main points of the reading, but I challenge you to connect to it on a more personal level and include ways that you could see yourself using and applying the material in your future classroom. Pro tip: citing your sources in APA format will make them easier to use for future reference!
ReplyDeleteOlivia,
ReplyDeleteorganization is SO important. I’m glad you clearly identified the steps for a well organized and structured lesson.