EDPC605 Curriculum Design and Instruction

Here is my video presentation:

I identify the desired results for my lesson based on ELA/ Common Core Standards. As soon as I have determined the desired result I can backtrack and decide which questions will help my students get a better understanding of the concept. I will obviously choose essential questions which will enable students to achieve the skills I am trying to teach them- the desired goal. My goal as a teacher is to prepare my students for the real world. I want them to be ready for college and of course to join the workforce. Therefor, when planning my lessons I stop and think; will the new-found knowledge be of help to them in the real world? Will my students be able to use the knowledge and skills gained as a result of the goal-oriented learning in a different setting? With this goal in mind, I am ensuring that students gain knowledge that they will be able to transfer to another setting in the future.

Stage 1-ELA-Writing: Established Goals: W.6.2- Write informative and explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization and analysis of relevant content. Students will understand: That in order to write an informative/ explanatory text about a specific topic, one must select, organize, and analyze relevant content. Essential Questions: What is my idea/topic I want to write about? What do I want to include? Where will I get my information from? Do my ideas/ content/ information support my topic? How can I organize my information in the best manner so that it is clear to the reader? Students will know: Definition of informative and explanatory text How to brainstorm for ideas How to select the information needed How to organize it so that it will be clear Students will be able to: Write informative and explanatory texts that convey ideas and concepts using relevant inf...

Stage 1- ELA- Reading: Established Goals: RI.6.3- Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text. RI.6.4- determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text Students will understand that: a.        When reading a piece of literature, every detail is important for fuller understanding of text. b.        Ideas, individuals and events are developed throughout a text. c.        There are many ways to determine the meaning of difficult words in a text. d.        The importance of applying these strategies Essential Questions: What is a theme? What is a main idea in a story? Who is the main character and how does he/she develop throughout the story? What does the hard word remind you of? Can you read the sentence before or after to figure out the meaning...

Learning Theory Presentation:

Understanding B ackward Design: As an educator one must prepare a goal-oriented curriculum to follow. Grant Wiggins explains the way a teacher should do so, using backward design. Backward design is a method used to design educational curriculum by setting goals before anything else. It challenges traditional curriculum planning which puts the content before the goals. Backward design enables an educator to remain focused on what she wishes to accomplish. It teaches to “keep the eyes on the prize”, on the end goal. By using Backward design to create one’s curriculum, one will automatically have to keep long term goals in mind, get the right blend of content and performance. This method helps an educator achieve the ultimate result which we all hope for; to be the most effective and professional educator as possible.