Connie Ard

Dynamic Instruction is using technology to enhance and support learning.   The goal is more student engagement not simply busy work with scaffolding and support to create autonomous learners.  There should be dialogue, discussions, research, learning scaffolds, teacher student interaction, peer interaction to engage and motivate students.     

Dynamic instruction seeks to promote more engagement of the learner with scaffolding and technology to produce learning autonomy.   This is done through technology, meaningul dialogue, discussion, engagement, and interaction of the teacher and learner.   

I believe this course reinforces the principles of good classroom practices.  At the high school level, we are working with young adults beginning with freshmen 9th grade year to seniors in advanced level courses.  Guiding students to become self directed learners and creating an open discussion free of judgment is necessary to produce indepedent thinkers with a valuable skillset.  All classrooms regardles of age group should encourage respectful relationships, responsive facilitation, reality based learning, and reflection both for the instructor and the student.