Chapter 4 is a really useful one for my future. I have been
familiar with lesson plans before but I have never taken it apart like this
chapter did. I now know the elements of lesson development and I think this
will make me a better teacher because I understand how these elements will
affect my lessons. It surprised me just how much options there are available
for learning assessments. When it comes to the 2 types of learning assessments I
can see where the benefits and downfalls to each are. I would prefer to use
performance assessments with my students because it allows for me to see their
creative side and get to know their interests better than a standard test on a
paper with multiple choice or fill in the blank responses. The downfall to
performance assessments is that it takes more time and it puts more stress on
the students who work better without all that freedom. I am that type of
students that if I have a lot of freedom on what I get to do for a project I get
overwhelmed and shut down. I prefer test assessments because I can study what I
need to know and I know everyone else is going to have the same questions as
me. When it comes to performance assessments I always worry I am doing the
wrong thing. Which assessment truly measures student learning is an opinion. I think
they’re both pretty great and should be used in the classroom. Student learning
objectives is important to include in lesson plans because it guides the
students on what they are meant to be learning and they can check if they are
on the right track this way. Objectives allow teachers to remind students where
this lesson is headed and it helps keep them on track. I want to make my
objectives very detailed and clear so my students can get the most out of a
lesson possible. Using electronic grading software is so unbelievable because
it gives teachers a quick way to grade students. When technology was not
available teachers had to spend hours grading papers and this allows for less
stress on the teacher and students. The students get to see their grades right
away and the teacher can just input them. When I first heard about this software
I was really surprised that this existed. I can only imagine what the future
holds in terms of technology.
Resources:
Robert W. Maloy, R.-E. V.-O. (2013). Transforming Learning With New Technologies 2nd
edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education Inc.
Resources:
Robert W. Maloy, R.-E. V.-O. (2013). Transforming Learning With New Technologies 2nd
edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education Inc.
Love your ZooBurst :) Younger (and older, too!) students love creating their own stories and to put them into a digital 'pop-up' book is so fun.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your feelings about assessments - they are often in conflict with some of our philosophical views. To some degree, they are a 'necessary evil' but hopefully in the classroom they can become a bit more transparent so they are a natural flow for learning. It is after all, a cycle - and failure/lack of success - is a major component, but our culture also has mixed messages on that concept.