Notes for October 24

New verb: Lesson planning
--> will write two versions of one lesson plan (Assignment #10)
--> will eventually *do* this lesson plan and videotape it, burn it to a CD, and bring it in. (#11)
--> break up video into short pieces and comment on each section (#12)

Why do we make lesson plans?
- get your thoughts going
- have a back-up plan so everything goes smoothly
- have a goal/ target in mind, i.e. curriculum, and fit all of those goals into one class period
- have some sort of assessment/ activity
- check-up: is there a reason why i'm teaching this? is it worthwhile and productive for the students?
- do you have ALL the necessary materials?
- admins require them
- prevent blanking... gives you something to look at, get back on track
- having lesson plan helps in the event that you have to have a sub -- still use class time efficiently

"aligned instruction" / backwards design method
- write your objectives, decide how you'll assess, [missed the end...]
- it's backward because: you start by naming the goal, the place where you want to end up, before you begin anything else. you design the assessment first, then teach --> learning activities
(SOLs...... very backwards. teaching to the test, dictates all instruction.)
- you may not hit all your objectives, but you know what you were trying to hit.
- studies show... when teacher says from the beginning what the goal is, students simply perform better.
ex. writing a paper: from the top down, start at the beginning and write all the way through
.... but lacks organization.
(but good for a rough draft!)
- back to last class: action --> reflection/ assessment --> make changes --> back to the action
- skill! --> being able to break things down into their component parts

Link #4: id. desired results --> determine acceptable evidence --> plan learning experiences and instruction
Wiggins & McTigh --> doesn't matter where you start, what order you go in, so long as you final design is coherent (can jump around a lot.)

Two versions:
Dream tech version (tech-hi)
Reasonable tech version (tech-lo)
--> same content

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