Objectives on the board
At the beginning of class I write the objectives on the board and that starts the days conversations with the students.
I write the entire day out on the board. I also break the class up into times, to keep the student on track. This also help me not to veer off track myself. At the end on the day I go over the the objectives again, with terms and draws of what we went over in class. The draws can be used as games and classroom participance.
Hi Tyler,
Good way to show sequence and how you are building a knowledge base for them. By looking back it is easy for them to see where they have been and how far they have progressed.
Gary
I write the objectives on the board as well and then discuss them at the beginning of class, then again at the end of class to see if we all met the objectives. Then the next day I go over yesterdays objectives and how they are connected to the current days objectives. This way the students see how everything is built on top of each other and the importance of being in class everyday.
I do the same thing. Prior to every session I draw a line down the right side of the whiteboard. On it I write the class ID and name of the class and date. Under these notations I write down the topics to be covered: the title and chapter of the lecture, if it is a lecture; whether the students are going to be taking a quiz, watching a video or working in a small group. Learning objectives are written on the left side of the whiteboard. In the center, I write, draw diagrams, draft relationships between major points. I've found drawing linkages between topics to facilitate learning. At the end of class, I like to go back and review the objects with the class as a means of creating additional discussion. At the beginning of each class, I like to briefly where we've been, what was covered in the previous session.
I follow a similar format. The college I teach at the courses run once a week for five hours for 10 weeks. Students often forget what week we are on, and since I have seen them in a week, reviewing the topical outline from last week and where we are going today, is always helpful. I often find, that when students know that the day is planned and all the time is allotted, they are less likely to try and leave early (a great temptation in such a long class).
Hi John,
Good idea. This helps to make the course real for the students. The objectives are also guides for the students so they know how the course will progress.
Gary
I include the objectives within the syllabus and discuss them with the class during the syllabus review.
Hi Adrienne,
Once the class had been conducted do you close the session by reviewing the objectives to show the students how much has been covered or do you use another method of closing out the session?
Gary
