1. How has this module made you think differently about your role as an instructional designer?
I don't think it has made me think so differently, as we plan units together as a grade level team. Having to cover so much material in a specified amount of time doesn't always lend time to design a unit this way. As a teacher, I ultimately want students to improve more more complex levels of understanding (higher-order thinking). Now, knowing that there will be sufficient classroom resources to implement this method of instruction, I feel that there will be more opportunities to teach the "way we want to."
2. Please also write about any other insights, questions, or concerns you want to reflect upon.
I don't have any concerns, other than agreeing with my teammates that long term projects such as these would be better "designed" in other subjects besides math.
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Module One did not make me feel any different because this is how I aready teach. When teaching 4-5 year olds that's what its about is having the children come to the correct answers by allowing them to think for them selves. Giving openended questions and the correct tools children will come to the right conclution.
ReplyDeleteI am not yet sure, so far it reminds me of my lesson plans. in reading it appears to be the same format we use in teaching such as involving the children, using hands on, exploration and decovery.
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