Support Material, Notes, and Assessment | Origin: ED109
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Preparing and Creating Lesson Plans --> Support Material, Notes, and Assessment
Post what you've learned about this topic and how you intend to apply it. Feel free to post questions and comments too.
Incorporating a guest speaker as one of the ways of imparting knowledge to students is a valuable suggestion.
From this module, I learned that lecture notes should guide instruction without restricting flexibility, allowing me to answer questions and stay on track. I also gained clarity on the different types of assessments and how they each help measure student learning throughout a course. Most importantly, I learned that course outcomes should guide lesson planning so each lesson contributes directly to the larger goals. I plan to use these strategies to create more focused lessons and assess students more effectively.
Work backwards in lesson planning, using objectives as the framework.
Knowing your audience allows you the insight to prepare your lesson plan to how your students learn best.
Using new technology in your course can help organized and guide your students while making it easier to track and record students progress.
Having technology and feedback with studentsis imperative
It is important to remember that when developing learning plans, we should consider how students prefer to learn. Students absorb information differently, and the activities they engage with may vary. This can be challenging, so it is important to offer variety.
My class performs both formative and summative assessments
Instructors, by focusing on the course objectives and being mindful of the dynamics and duration of each class, should create iteratively refined lessons plans with detail sufficient enough to deliberately transfer subject matter. Maintaining the discipline of a course notebook will facilitate iterations of the instructor notes for the lesson plans. Quizzes and assessments are good sources for refining and revising the lesson plans, instructor notes, to meet course objectives.
Our support materials, notes and assessments aren't just paperwork. They're the living tools that keep us prepared, connected, and ready to teach our best.
Support material, notes, and assessments are essential for reinforcing learning, guiding instruction, and measuring progress. They ensure students understand key concepts, help instructors stay organized, and provide evidence of mastery.
Comment on Jose Vindeola II's post: I agree with you.
Applying lecture notes is important because it helps strengthen your lessons. its important to know that to teach you need to stop ask and aswer questions.
Technology is an important aid. Proper use can be a big benefit.
Support materials and lesson notes assist in course outline and flow as well as maintaining a sense of the timeline for delivery. Assessments, formal and informal are necessary to be able to see if the lesson has been received and absorbed by the student.
Types of assessments can be both informal (observational) or formal (test).
This lesson has shown me why developing course outcomes support learning in the classroom. Doing so provides clear expectations for students, ensuring alignment between teaching activities, assessments, and desired learning goals. This approach enhances instructional effectiveness, promotes student engagement, and supports accreditation and transfer credit processes. By defining specific, measurable outcomes, educators can facilitate focused learning experiences and demonstrate accountability in their teaching practices.
It is important to stay on top of the technology so that students can stay up to date with their learning skills for when they go out to their career fields.
In my class, I make notes assignments where the student must take notes either during class or on the online reading that is available.
