The most challenging part of creating a unit plan is knowing the depth of information to provide for the students, especially when creating a unit plan for 8th graders. I am not always sure how far I should go in my curriculums and because I already know a lot of in-depth information about my lessons, I second guess myself on whether I am adding enough objectives for students to learn. I also believe that time management might be an issue for me as well. It is easy for me to get distracted when certain topics arise and since so many topics in science are related to each other. I fear that I might add side notes that may confuse my students, shift their focus or lose their interest. So staying focused and making sure that I do not confuse my …show more content…
I used this guideline when creating my second unit plan. I wanted my 8th grade students to be able to identify the organelles in an animal cell and also know their function. I plan on introducing this topic by showing students an interesting YouTube video that use animations to summarize all the organelle in an animal cell. Then I will assign an independent assignment where each student will explore one organelle in detail and complete information on that organelle by describing the organelle, explaining the function/role, and identifying a person or a thing that performs the same function/role as that organelle. Students will place their answers on a shared google document that will be displayed on a projector during class. My students will use this jigsaw method as a study guide. Since I had an idea of what my objective would be, I thought that it will be beneficial to have the class create a study guide that they can easily refer too for exams. I also planned an assignment where students would build a 3d model of their assigned organelle, which they will place on a large Styrofoam animal cell diagram. Therefore, the class will have access to a live cell diagram that can also be used for study purposes. To monitor my students’ progress I plan on assigning an online activity homework that allows students to review each organelle and take a short quiz to test their understanding afterwards. Students will also present their 3D model organelle and explain the function/role in front of the
If I want to change my concentration, how would I go about that in this field?
Most educators do not make new lesson plans they change ones by adding instructional strategies. The more ways an educator teaches the better off the students are when it comes to learning. Not all students learn by listening to a lecture. There are visual learners, kinesthetic learners (hand-on), and auditory learners. If an educator can reach out using all of these styles most if not every student will learn what is being taught. Intelligence has been separated into different parts; “linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, and intrapersonal behaviors” (Hardman, 2011). Knowing this as an educator a lesson plan should incorporate auditory, visual, and kinesthetic learners, thus covering all areas.
these goals is to not just focus in one direction but open your mind to focus in
Lesson plans are very well organized including visuals for the materials being illustrated. Academic vocabulary is addressed in many ways. For example, key concept and vocabulary words will be introduced to the students at start of lesson using building background. Students will be provided a hard copy of anticipation guide and words will be displayed on the Smart Board, too. Students will be provided with
This course and as in Honors Biology, we were taught in a more oneself teaching rather than a lecture. I like the idea of not having a lecture, but when the teacher took a day to do a quick overview of each chapter, I learned the material and understood the material the best. I wish that we had that in each unit because I truly do like biology and when I understand a new concept fully it made me feel 10 times more comfortable on the test and the
...epeat them in my head. This helps me to focus on the job I’m about to perform and gets me in the mindset to take on the new challenges each day on the unit may bring.
Over the years, I have developed an innovative approach to teaching and conducting research with undergraduates through creating and presenting course materials in both laboratory and classroom settings. In my experience, the best teaching involves concrete, hands-on examples, so I engage students in my courses by encouraging the maximum laboratory participation possible.
Staying focused: This is probably one of the hardest. I have a lot of things going on in my life. Two jobs, college, taking care of a family, which is all important but I always can’t get overwhelmed and forget what I’m trying to accomplish.
Be present- to keep my attention on current situations. Immerse myself on what I am doing now regardless whether is boring or interesting.
For lesson planning purposes, what information do you need to know to help give you the greatest impact on instruction?
I did not realize it would take as much time as it did. Our group really wanted to get it right and perfect it as much as possible. I also discovered that collaboration enhanced the lesson’s creativity and variety of activities. I had previous ideas about what I thought would be good for each 5E section. After meeting with my fellow classmates multiple times throughout the weeks, I see now how the lesson plan got better and better each time we planned. It became more creative and included variation with activities. With lesson planning, I realized that it has to be detailed in order for the teacher to be fully prepared and be through as if a substitute teacher or another colleague was going to perform this lesson plan. At first, the lesson plan seemed tedious and going to be large commitment. After completing the lesson plan, I learned that every step and component had a purpose
Since then, Basic Principles of Curriculum and Instruction has been a standard reference for anyone working with curriculum development. Although not a strict how-to guide, the book shows how educators can critically approach curriculum planning, studying progress and retooling when needed. Its four sections focus on setting objectives, selecting learning experiences, organizing instruction, and evaluating progress. Readers will come away with a firm understanding of how to formulate educational objectives and how to analyze and adjust their plans so that students meet the objectives. Tyler also explains that curriculum planning is a continuous, cyclical process, an instrument of education that needs to be fine-tuned.
In this essay, I will talk about the components of a lesson plan, the benefits of planning with clear and appropriate goals, selecting age-appropriate goals and objectives that align with state academic content standards, and selecting goals and objectives that are differentiated for varying abilities and learning styles and for multiple intelligences.
them and think of ways to keep going without them affecting me on my way to reach my goal.