Design Question 10: What Will I Do to Develop Effective Lessons Organized into a Cohesive Unit?
Module 25: Developing Effective Lessons (pgs. 299-316)
Note from Kim: My copy of the book has several pages in Module 25 that are printed so lightly, I am unable to read them. I wonder if others have this problem with their book, too. If so, it may be difficult to discuss this module since it is unreadable.
Share your thoughts on this module.
Question 10-Module 25
ReplyDeleteThe district provides me the focus, my part is effectively planning how I get there and accomplish the goal. I have to be prepared with new ideas and techniques for situations that arise during lessons. I have to monitor that by examining my data frequently.
Teaching is so complex. Rules and procedures have to be established first before learning can begin. Teachers need to be creative, flexible, and rigorous for learning to occur. I need to understand the purpose of the lesson and then select the correct learning structure. I can't rely on just lecture to convey information. Varying my approach to presenting information is key. Practice must be frequent and purposeful. This will eventually lead to the student performing the task with automaticity and fluency. Routine activities should have progress tracked and celebrated. I must pay attention to details and make my communication clear. I have to pay close attention to my behavior and set high expectations. The text states that instruction is always a work in progress.
With that being said....let's get ready to rumble!
Kim, I can give you another book. I have extras in my office. Of course yours probably has everything marked in it.
ReplyDeleteYou can develop an awesome lesson with all the bells and whistles but if your students don't understand the purpose behind their learning they won't connect with the learning. I agree with Valerie, the district gives you the guide to what should be taught but we must be prepared to teach it so that our students learn it. We can get caught up in the what that sometimes we forget the best practices to use for the how.
ReplyDeleteThank you Kim for making sure the Blogged worked and posting the questions. Thank you to all of you who participated in the Blog. I hope that your learning has been beneficial. Stop by my office some time and you can sign the stipend sheet for yours hours you have put in.
ReplyDeleteSo many good things to consider, ponder and work on in this book. As Val said-teaching is so complex. So much we must do in the classroom to be sure learning will occur. I appreciate the chart on pp. 311 and 312. This serves as a good review/reminder for me There is always so much to think about as we start a new year with new students. I want to make this a year filled with success!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kim for all you did to keep us going through this study!
ReplyDeleteI just want to say ditto to Val's post. That's one reason I LOVED purposeful planning this last year. It allowed us as teachers to really understand the purpose behind the unit, bounce ideas off each other as to how to get our students to meet the goals set out by the district and the KCCRS. Jamie is right, you can plan all the fun and have this wonderful master plan and if students don't understand the WHY and you're not checking their comprehension of the task, lesson is a flop. We have to be constantly looking at our data, focusing on being flexible, and monitoring the success of our students. If we do that then we'll have an effective lesson.
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