Week 4 Assignment # 2 Design in Action

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Week 4 Assignment #1

Explain how you identify the desired results, how you come up with essential questions & determine what understandings are desired.

The desired results for stage 1 come from the educational standards. Students should understand completely the information that was presented to them through various sources. Evaluation of the full understanding can be conducted with questions and answers in forms of classroom discussions and quizzes. When the evaluation is complete you can address what changes need to be made for your students to fully understand.

Explain how you determine what knowledge & skills students should acquire as a result of learning (connecting to the college & workforce readiness).

Determining that your students have walked away with the knowledge & skill sets you have put before them is when they use information they have used in math to complete an art project. We, as teachers are showing students how to build on what they have learned in every subject, in every grade and to use these skills to be prepared for life outside of school. The math skills can be used to calculate money, reading skills help to follow instructions to build/design, and so on. These skills are a foundation for students achievement in college and in the workforce.

Week 3 Backwards Design: Stage 1 Assignment #2

Week 3 Backward Design: Stage 1 Assignment #1

Week 2 Assignment #3 Understanding by Design

My understanding of Backwards Design is that you start with the desired results, working towards the activities. Backwards Design consists of three key phrases or steps:

1- Identify
The lessons desired results need to be identified as well as determine what type of content you will be teaching. You need consider what the big picture or idea of the lesson is? What will the students understand and take away from the lesson?

2-Evidence
Have evidence to support that the desired results have been achieved. You need to consider how you will collect the evidence, or evaluate the students knowledge of the subject matter. The following can be used: tests, projects, papers, reports, presentations, etc.

3- Planning
Now that you have identified your desired goals and have evidence to support the results, planning can begin. Various activities should be planned in order to ensure the students will achieve the desired results. What type of questions will be asked, what exercises will be preformed, and how will the students apply what they have learned in everyday settings?

Here is a helpful diagram that I located online:

Learning Task & Assignment #2 How do people learn? How can learning theory inform teaching?

Learning Task & Assignment #2

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