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Estela Quilodràn: Estela Quilodràn: I have my Understanding Design
Estela Quilodràn: Estela Quilodràn: I have my Understanding Design: Here, I have to publish my comments it is a proof
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Chapter 3: Gaining Clarity on our Goals
ResponderEliminarAs a teacher I always have problems with lesson plans and time. Priorities seem to be easy when I have to make decisions or make choices, but it is not really true.
To reach a solution for the aspects mentioned above, we have to focus on the most meaningful and useful tasks. When we are able to establish priorities and we are able to determine what is necessary for students to learn, means that we are not overloading with contents and contents.
In that sense, teachers have to ask essential questions which are connected with BIG IDEAS . They are central to the design. Those BIG IDEAS make our students to work and carry out the goals. In addition, the discussion, reflections, problems solving, research and debate are very important for developing deep understanding of essential ideas.
Authors suggest helping students to “learn how to learn” and “how to perform”. For them is both, a vital mission but a commonly overlooked one. On the other hand, contents are a means and there is not the main AIM in teaching/learning.
BIG IDEAS can help to connect discrete topics and obviously to skills because they are transferable. That means that BIG IDEAS are useful, completely effective and efficient in our students`learning process.
BIG IDEAS must be identified and carefully designed because it can exist the temptation of teaching as much as possible and ignoring the real value of a specific topic. We, as teachers, have always to remember that some is great for us, it is not for our students, so priorities are different too, so BIG IDEAS have to be relevant for them not for us.
Finally, I think, we have to consider challenges for our students: realistic situations, context in which tasks are as faithful as possible to real life opportunities and difficult situations will make our students develop the skills they need to face life.