I have learned that having a teaching plan is important. I also learned that there are many different ways to get that plan across to students. I plan to use some of the techniques in my practice going forward.
As a new instructor I was somewhat confused about goals, objectives, and outcomes because it seemed that I have heard them used interchangeably, now the terms make a more sense.
It was also good to be refreshed on Bloom's Taxonomy.
I learned that while it's important to plan the curriculum not every part of it needs to be planned and to let students engage in there on learning active participation and to help students understand how the lesson help them meet the curriculum goals.
As an ADN nursing instructor, I will make sure to use horizontal alignment. In nursing school, it is imperative that students are able to build on their nursing skills each semester and meet industry/board of nursing standards along the way. This also ensures that my students are competitive as they continue their education in BSN or MSN programs.
As a college instructor coming from an elementary school education experience, I was happy to see the focus on the difference between formative and summative assessment. Both have their place, and both are needed for successful classrooms.
Being a brand new instructor I found most of this information invaluable! I really liked learning different ways of teaching and plan to use the stand up/sit down form in my classroom as well as Kahoot.
I learned to be mindful of different student learning methods and how to begin to incorporate options in sharing the content required.
Know the difference between goals, objectives and outcomes is so important. Having a lesson plan prepared and spelled out will be the key to success.
Honestly not much "learned"..I do agree that lessons need to be planned out to accomplish goals via learning objectives. This has been covered by CWI's new teaching training, so I am familiar and already working on alignment with other programs in the area. I should add some employment skill assessment into the the gradebook on a daily basis- that was really my key takeaway.
I enjoyed the reiteration of how important a plan is in teaching. I think aligning our classes with secondary programs is vital to the success of post-secondary education.
Both vertical and horizontal alignment are important.
Students learn at different levels, ensuring that the curriculum aligns well with the community standards is the goal. Having students reflect on what they have learned will help to instill the knowledge they have accumulated.
I love the Bloom's Taxonomy image for this course. This course has given me some great ideas to use in my own classroom. I plan to get a poster like the image and use it to help me create engaging activates with higher order thinking.
A good classroom plan can make teaching so much easier! I love to use Planbook.com to do all my lesson planning.
Being horizontally aligned is very important to student success.
Planning allows a teacher to both be prepared with necessary content, but also allows for easier adaptation when the plan goes off-book.
It is so important to have a plan for the class, set clear objectives and goals. I learned the difference between goals and objectives. We need to set clear objectives to get the goal. I talk with my students about what I expect from them. For example, in my case, teaching Spanish, I say them that it is important to learn how to make short questions, answers, how to make negative and affirmative statements. With this in mind, they can have a clear idea on which are the objectives for the class, what should they learn.
I learned the importance of structure to the educational process that includes vertical and horizontal emphasis as it has been outlined in bloom's taxonomy. Application of these steps through structured objectives, outcomes, and evaluation serve to reinforce a proven method of education.
I like the idea of introducing new tools or equipment in lecture then following up with hands on implementation of what we just talked about. I will be aligning more horizontally to carry these skills over to the lab portion of each class.
Very good info in this section. Know the difference between goals, objectives, and outcomes is so important. And to say "The student will be able to..." . The three different domains is very important to help with teaching. I teach at post secondary so my job is to get my students ready with those employable skills and teach them about the workplace.
