Chapter Four was a very
interesting chapter to read over, I found some pretty intriguing concepts that
should be very helpful for future teachers like me.
The first concept I read about was in the section titled,
“Web Sources and Apps for Lesson Planning”. This section talked about a lot of
what we do in this class. I showed that there are multiple websites on the
internet for interactive learning and creating useful lesson plans. There are interactive lessons for any grade
level and almost any area of schooling. I think teachers have been using these
more and more, simply because they offer so many different ways to help
students understand concepts; from using videos to step-by-step problem
solving.
The second thing I found interesting in this chapter was the
rise of the electronic grading system. This system was just picking up steam
when I was leaving high school and it’s only gotten more popular throughout
schools. With this ability, teachers can input the students graded homework,
quizzes, or test and receive an exact grade within seconds. This allows for
students to see where they stand immediately so they can begin to improve
without having to wait for a progress report. With this improvement, I think it
will give students an extra boost to stay on target with their studies,
especially if it can be viewed by parents.
The last concept I enjoyed reading about in this chapter
was about designing individual lesson plans for students. I think this has
become a major part for the teachers. Having so much useful and interactive
information can make life so easy and fun for the teachers now. They can
incorporate things that will keep the students attention throughout the entire
class instead of keeping their eyes in the textbook like the old days. As long
as they follow their required state laws they are free to create fun
interactive lesson plans.
Resources:
Maloy, Robert, Verock-O’Loughlin,Ruth-Ellen, Edwards, Sharon A., and Woolf, Beverly Park (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.
Hurley, B (October 11th, 2015) New Lesson Plans created with Piktochart
Planning for daily lessons has gotten easier, especially due to the sharing that available via the internet, but in many ways the expectations for more engaging and challenging learning activities have raised the bar...and some teachers who prefer the traditional have difficulty making those lessons transformative. Ultimately, we plan and implement, then evaluate and make changes to improve - it is a continuous process! :)
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