“Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.”
-John Wooden
When you think
about teaching in Elementary School versus High School, it might seem easier
and almost pointless to sit down and plan a lesson for the younger kids but
that’s not completely true. Without lesson planning you are basically setting
yourself up for a pointless lesson for your kids, therefore not setting up your
students for success.
The most
creative aspect of the three-part process of lesson design is the methods part
or the how to teach part. This for me
can be the most difficult because of how wide your options can be. The great
thing about technology is that there is pretty much already a how on every content possible on
educational websites.
The three parts of
lesson planning, according to our class textbook include, academic content,
teaching goals & methods and assessment & evaluation. None is more
important than another but all parts are equally as important. This goes along with methods and procedure of
how to teach. As said in the class text,
a good way to sum the three parts with technology is : Technology helps
teachers plan engaging learning experiences and instructional activities
through online lesson planning templates and lesson plan websites.
RESOURCES:
Wooden, J. (n.d.). A quote by John Wooden. Retrieved November 17, 2015,
from
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/62225-failing-to-prepare-is-preparing-to-fail
The elements of curriculum, instruction and assessment are all important in the planning of a lesson - and as noted, they can all use technology to make them better! It is difficult to craft lessons - each one builds upon the previous though so experience will help. Remember that you need to always include your textbook as a resource and hyperlink instead of putting the link in your writing (i.e., freerice)
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