The five "P's"
Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance.
How true this can be when applied to the classroom. It is not a perfect system. Educators are attempting to adjust to an ever-changing culture. Being able to quickly adapt while teaching has become essential. Having a solid plan, geared towards the success of your students and maintaining several back-up plans is part of our "bag of tricks".
Essentially, we are building an airplane while we are flying it. Quite challenging! A good set of blueprints and proper tools make life so much easier as a teacher.
Alecia,
Good way to plan and then deliver content. The fun or at least I think so of being a teacher is that our work is never boring. Just when we think we have everything planned out a student will ask a question or something new comes up in our field and we have to introduce that information or make adjustments. So yes it is somewhat like building an airplane while flying it. This was a great analogy that we all can use to help us understand what the instructional process should be about.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
I had to chuckle about your analogy of building an airplane while flying. You really never know where students might need more explanation, details or information. I know I try to anticipate all the questions students might ask about a topic. Many times, I'll run my lesson by another colleague to make sure I haven't missed anything that might be pertinent.
I've learned that many times you have to revisit things because you might not forget to cover something in the class period you intended.
David,
I really like the airplane analogy. What type of back-up plans are you referring to?
DAVID,
Like your example and your five P's are right on. This is what instructional planning should be about.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
