Curriculum Planning | Origin: EC102
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Your First Year as a CTE Teacher (Part 2) --> Curriculum Planning
Post what you've learned about this topic and how you intend to apply it. Feel free to post questions and comments too.
It is important to lesson plan, beginning with the end in mind. I really like the concept of a flipped classroom.
Working backward to craft a map for student learning is necessary for us to know where we are going. It's like using Google Maps to navigate across the state. We can't know how to get there if we don't know where we are going. It takes objectives, summative/formative assessments, and lesson plans together to figure out where we are going and if we got there.
Planning and preparing always help to be more organized, and it is Vital for student success.
I appreciated the Technical, Academic, and 21st century skill distinctions.
21st century feels more like skills or traits that an employer might want to see.
Academic skills being base knowledge like Reading, Writing, Arithmetics. Kind of like the concept of trivium. Grammar, Logic (Dialectics), and Rhetoric.
Technical skills being topics specific to the career and work.
I often group concepts and understanding, modeling, and doing as 3 different sorts of skills because the assessments look drastically different. Each really merit there own learning objectives that are different from one another. Modeling is all math. Doing is all showing and have time and actions eaten up to produce some result that is meaningful. Concepts and understanding is very theoretical, heavily communication based. As opposed to math based or physical action. Each of those require very different testing and assessment approaches.
Having a curriculum map is helpful to guide lesson planning for the whole year. Especially when things come up like snow days, etc.
I plan to implement the "I Do" "We Do" "You Do" approach
This module discussed how to plan with a purpose. Planning tools include; a curriculum map, syllabus, unit plan, and lesson plans. Included within these are goals and objectives along with scope, sequence, and pacing. A curriculum map helps to organize the content and the module reminds us of two important parts: 1. this should be a living document that is updated regularly and 2. mulligans or do-overs are necessary. I intend to continue to incorporate the I do, we do, you do, modeling strategy as well as work on alternative ways to check for understanding, such as thumbs up or thumbs down.
The flipped classroom is a good idea. I was already do that by mixing up the homework (which can be done in class) and making videos of demo's students can watch outside of class.
Planning will help keep things organized, focused and is essential for student success.
Curriculum planning serves as a framework of reference for the classroom teacher and ensures the teacher delivers the appropriate content effectively to the students. The curriculum plan helps ensure daily teaching has a larger purpose by breaking down a broad concept into smaller, more manageable steps.
From this module I have learned to plan, plan, and then plan some more, but with that said be flexible and adaptive.
Having a "road map" for yourself and the students helps keep things running smoothly in the classroom. I liked the suggestion of keeping a living document of how you have to adjust as the year progresses so you can make changes for the next year in order to be more effective. I think it's important to have a curriculum plan so you don't fall behind, ensure you are hitting all the appropriate topics you need to teach, and give the students and idea of what they can expect to learn from the class.
I like the idea of the I do, we do, you do method. The repetitive nature of it, on a simple task like how to turn a machine on seems appropriate and would help those who get it right away remember it for longer, and it gives those who did not get it right away a few more run thru examples to pick up on it.
Instruction without a plan sets everyone up for failure which is why curriculum is so important. Time is almost always the limiting factor when it comes to learning. We have very limited time with students so it is imperative that we make the most of it and always come prepared so we can ensure a smooth lesson.
I think that understanding what the end looks like, it is easier to break it down into bite size chunks for students. Just winging it will not get you to the end result with confidence. It might, but it will more than likely to by accident.
Lessons, planing, lesson plans, lessons, and planning!!!
This mod really enforces, you guessed it, lessons and lesson planning I do like the Georgia 3 stop model: I do, We do, You do as a great way to connect with visual and hands on learners. I feel as this mod gave me direction for something I had planned for but wasn't sure how to achieve.
Planning and organizing lessons/content leads to better outcomes and less stress.
Plenty of pedagogic freedom in the constraints of SMART goals-- so helpful.
I found this particular model extremely helpful. I was a substitute teacher for a year and would have greatly benefitted from all of the valuable resources made available to us as part of this community. When I took over the program, I was not able to access the curriculum map or lesson plans which meant that I had to figure out a way to create a whole new curriculum! It has taken me many years to create a new program of studies, but I have always felt rushed. I am coming away from this experience with a deeper appreciation for this process.
