“Proper planning prevents poor performance.”This was one of the first things I read during this round of
weekly readings. I think that this quote shows how important planning ahead is.
Planning out the courses, the units and the lesson plans are all crucial to how
successful you are in the classroom.
I have never really thought about how important the
curriculum, course plans and unit plans were to a program. I always just
focused on the lesson plan! After class and reading about planning, I now
realize that you can’t have a great lesson plan without all of these other
components.
So after thinking about how important all of these
components are, I started to think about how I could ever create this entire
plan and make it realistic and useful. The readings were great at breaking everything
down and explaining how important the whole plan is.
The one thing that really stuck with me was how effective curriculum
is planned backwards from long-term desired results. It broke this down into a
three step process (desired results, evidence and learning plan). If you follow
this process it will help avoid treating the textbook as the curriculum rather
than a resource.
Each of the readings talked about working backwards to
achieve success. It is important to set goals and have the end in mind. I think
this can apply to the entire curriculum but also the daily lesson plans. One way
to do this on a day to day basis would be to make sure your lesson has clear
and attainable objectives so you can achieve them by the end of the lesson.
The other key parts of the readings were Bloom’s Taxonomy. I
have learned about Bloom’s in many other classes but really enjoyed the chart
that broke down each level. I especially thought the questioning strategies
were very beneficial.
Overall, the readings taught me how important planning is.
It also gave me great tips and advice on how to make sure my curriculum, course
plans, unit plans and lesson plans with be successful.
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”
Love the quote by Ben Franklin Laura!
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