Revising instruction happens for me daily. I am constantly modifying the delivery and the design to benefit the student needs. Sometimes that means spending more time, sometimes less. Sometimes it means finding a different method, or redesigning a later lesson to mimic a successful lesson earlier in the unit. Revision and the notes that I make regarding my instruction helps to make changes during the next year when I am designing the lesson. Since it is early on in my teaching career, I am figuring out the overall revision process this year. The notes I took last year are really helping me to create successful lessons this year, but revision for me is ongoing. This chapter gave me some tools to really help revision be a prominent part of my planning, and not something that happens for survival, but a step that helps to modify the lesson to make students and teacher more successful. The comparisons between pretest, post test, and participation were particularly intriguing for me. There is a direct correlation with participation and learning, and taking that into consideration is imperative, If participation is not happening - why; is there a motivational factor missing? This is the part that made me realize an overall analysis of your learners is important, but continual analysis is also an integral part of the design and instruction of any unit.
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AuthorI am a seventh grade math teacher, currently teaching Math 7, Pre-Algebra, and Algebra. Technology is integrated daily since the classroom is considered one to one. In my personal world, I have two sons, Daniel and Shay, a step-son, Evan, and an awesome husband George. Currently owning and operating in Myrtle Beach, SC! Archives
December 2015
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