Talk:Unit 1: Issues with Students Solving Word Problems

Ian's Week 4 evaulation -- IanAugust 16:40, 1 December 2012 (EST)

Learning out comes

I like that you list the learning outcomes. But what if the person reading your mini course does not know about reflection or word problem, is there some kind of introduction where they can get familiar with the two concepts? I like how your provide an example of your own reflection and how it helped you but it might be a good idea to provide an article on the power of reflection in the learning process. You also follow a good pattern, by sharing your reflection and connecting it to how you used that to develop your unique teaching model, but you dont have the learner (whoever is reading your mini course) completing any assignments at the end of lesson one, so that they can extract teaching strategies from their reflections like you did.

Content Goal consistency

Instructional sequencing

Is good, but I might add more steps, breaking down the learning and activities, and than have the learner put it all together. The lesson seems short

Engagement and Interaction

Not much engagement and interaction going on. No group work. No sharing of ideas with other learners. No debating different perspectives. You may want to include some of that in your lesson. I like very much that you are using reflection.

Technical quality

Is good. Text is informative and easy to read. You might want to add some pictures to liven it up.

Extended Resources

Lacking. There are so many articles about the reflective process, especially in the classroom that would be easy to add to your mini course

-- IanAugust 17:04, 1 December 2012 (EST)

Oh, and with your reflective acitivity maybe you can add some bullet points with key ideas your learning should touch on during their reflection activity

Reflection -- Hannah Bischoff 20:15, 1 December 2012 (EST)

Devan,

I think it is great that you incorporated so much reflection into the "Word Problem" process! There are many teachers who are terrified of teaching word problems themselves because they constantly remember their own experiences with word problems. Allowing them to express these feelings allows them to come to terms with their feelings and hopefully make adjustments for when they are teaching it. As a suggestion, maybe add some bullet points, pictures, bolding, and/or separations that make the page a little more visually appealing. Too much text in a given area can be a little off-putting at times. Well done!