Development Lesson 4
Objective
Participants will identify and select instructional strategies and technologies that best support the objectives of the selected learning segment.
Introduction
The instructional decisions that teachers make are very dependent on his or her specific classrooms and students. Certain groups of students handle certain activities better than other groups, and certain classrooms are better suited for some activities and technologies better than others. The correct pairing of classroom activities and technologies can completely alter a lesson, in either a positive or negative manner. In order to successfully implement a lesson equipped with instructional technology, teachers must put significant planning into that lesson.
Instructional technologies "combined with the appropriate teacher facilitated pedagogical practices can give students access to a world beyond the classroom," which is the goal of this lesson. A lesson should have the proper balance of a focus on technology and a focus on practices (Filigree Consulting, 2007). The resources provided below should help to create a lesson with this appropriate balance. To enhance your learning, read this article on best practices for using instructional technology.
Tasks
- Read this article by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics on Effective Instructional Strategies for Mathematics.
- Visit the dynamic classroom on the Big Ideas Math website. The left-hand side has resources for teaching the lesson. Check out the "Start Thinking!" and "Warm-Up" activities. What happens when you click on the window of a warm up? Explore any interactive activities for your lesson. View the examples and the "Closing the Lesson" activities.
- Create any instructional materials needed to teach the lesson, like a PowerPoint, Flip Chart, SMART Board presentation, etc.
- Edit your lesson plan to include the instructional decisions made in this lesson.
- Post in the discussion tab on the Lesson 4 page. What instructional strategies and technologies does the Big Ideas Math program best support? Reference this weeks articles as well as the Big Ideas Math website and resources. In regards to your lesson segment, please discuss your chosen instructional strategies and technologies. What technology does your classroom best support? Are you implementing any strategies or technologies that you have not used before? Respond to at least two of your peer's posts. Provide some feedback about their instructional decisions, and make any suggestions.
In Preparation for Lesson 5...
If possible, prepare to implement your lesson in you classroom.
In Lesson 5, you will make finalize your instructional decisions, and will evaluate the effectiveness of your lesson segment.
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