I've had the benefit of judging regional CTSO competitions, and it was a great experience. I'm glad to know students are involved and invested in their careers, even in high school. I just finished my second year as a CTE post-secondary instructor, and I wish I had the "pace yourself" advice when I first started. My lectures were so note-heavy and text laden, but after consulting my colleagues, I was able to make my lectures more engaging with a flipped classroom model. I still need to tone down the information on my slides, but I'm getting there!
mapping out the learning is good teaching and learning! Both for teacher and student!
Having a lesson planned helps the class stay on task. The days that I have not had a clear lesson planned out were the days that I was easily off-topic and the day/project did not feel put together.
Having a plan,map and scope to maximize the teaching process and make sure that the students are able to master the skills.
SMART Learning Goals can be used by CTE Teachers to ensure that the content that they want to cover in a day/week/month/quarter/semester makes sense and is accomplishable.
This module, so far, was a stern affirmation of what our district is already doing and what our CTE director and administration is already asking us to do. Alot of the material here in this module are things we have been implementing over the last few years. It reinforced and encouraged me to keep doing the things we already have in place and to continue refining our practices.
Having a map and scope of what your course will look like is not only helpful in lesson planning but ensures you will meet all the standards for the semester. I appricaited the example websites. They gave great examples of lesson plan templates.
the Fliped classroom is something I was doing, just didn't know what it was called. I like the SMART format and look forward to trying it out during planing.
I learned that there are curriculum map templates. This was never mentioned to me. But, now things are beginning to come together for me and make sense.
I find a high value in curriculum planning to lace lecture, lab, exercises, and group projects together in a way that keeps the students engaged and learning.
I learned that lesson planning is very important - I love the idea of the flipped classroom and feel like my content would lend itself well to the students doing their readings outside of class (prior to class) and then that would allow classroom time to be spend on more active learning. I hope to learn more strategies for motivating students to complete the reading assignments ahead of time.
Having a plan not only gives me a clear direction but it gives the student a sense of "she really does know what she is talking about".
When I do not plan out my class, I get a sense of major anxiety and I know my students can sense this as well. I have to plan each of my classes. However, sometimes I have a hard time coming up with appropriate active learning. I am hoping this course will help.
Yes, a plan certainly allows for proceeding through a class effectively. It certainly has helped me in this unusual Covid semester by keeping students on track while allowing them to succeed at thier own pace.
I like using a curriculur map to ensure that the class objectives align with the national standards for our profession as well as the educational instituation's objectives.
The better I plan, The more prepared I feel. witch makes me more confident.
I worked at a private school that treated lesson plans as an after thought. in fact, they were filled out after class, not before. I always thought they were a waste of time. And they were! A lesson plan should guide and inform your teaching and learning activities and be an important tool for meeting standards.
I started using a course map this semester, and it has helped tremendously. After this lesson, I realize that it’s okay, and encouraged, to revise the document each year. I have new things I want to add to my template, too.
Curriculum maps are important in order to make sure all of your content is covered.
Reply to Paige Brooks-Jeffiers's post: I agree. I like the SMART format and can see the benefits of using this.
Good planning gives the student a clear path as to what is expected.
