Talk:Devan Godfrey's portfolio

-- Janewilde 23:34, 4 October 2012 (EDT)

10/4 Nice start.

-- Janewilde 15:46, 10 October 2012 (EDT)

Your plan is unexpected. I'm not sure I understand it. You are conducting a case study of your own learning? Please write to me and tell me more.

Comments on your Portfolio Page -- Julia Manetta 08:13, 25 October 2012 (EDT)

Hi Devan,

I like the idea of your course. In mathematics, it is essential to be able to diagnose what part of a word problem students are having difficulties comprehending, so researching strategies to help understanding and completing word problems seems very beneficial. Your performance objectives are very clear and relate to your instructional problem. I think I am confused about who your course is geared toward. You mention it is a case-study of your own mathematical lessons, to see where you could provide more motivation for word problems and better strategies for your students in solving word problems. I am not doing a case-study, but can you clarify for me, is that the purpose of a case-study, to analyze your own teachings and lessons? I am interested to see your learning hierarchies because I think there are many essential and supporting prerequisites to your performance objectives. Overall, I think you have a good start; this is a case-study that I will benefit from viewing.

Julia

Good Start! -- Hannah Bischoff 19:17, 27 October 2012 (EDT)

Devan,

After reading through your portfolio page, I feel that I know the expectations of this course and what type of material you are trying to display. My one concern is how you evaluate each of your objectives, especially the last objective in which the learner should be able to write this type of lesson. Since you can not physically evaluate the lesson an individual makes through this process, I liked your idea of providing the learner with an example of a lesson and notes along side of it. In addition to these notes, I think you should provide a sort of "rubric" or checklist of things that should be evident within the lesson in order for the individual to do a self evaluation of their work through your guidance.