As we read in some chapters before, teachers or the designers must make the goals clear to the students. “That means completely demystifying the big ideas, the essential questions, the desired performances, and the evaluative criteria constituting the sought-for achievement. It requires instructors to provide a rationale for the desired learnings—to identify what is most important (and what is not) and why it is worth learning.” (p 198)
According to the authors there are two points which are essential when a plan is designed: 1 Desired results and 2 Performance . In that sense the challenge is related to learning more than teaching. But what is a good plan?. Each teacher would think about his/her own. The most important thing that a teacher has to consider , is obviously effectiveness (reached by students) related to their competence and production. So teachers should help students become clear about and mindful of the expected performances.
The authors refers to Whereto which is an important tool when it is planning. It considers different steps that we have to take in mind in order to help our students to get the goals.
As a system of education, it is important that all the sub-systems (I mean people) know exactly the goals of institution. I agree with you when you recall the importance of keeping goals in our minds the whole time, because it is easier to follow the same line when we all ahead to the same point.
ResponderEliminarI also agree with you regarding goals should be clear and known for all the people involved in the educational system.Educators and teachers are only part of this huge machinnery called education. When we realize that teaching is only a means to provide students with learning,is the moment we start committing ourselves to turn our lessons into meaningful tasks that would be not only helpful but also enjoyable in a long-term basis, that is the reason I think why "Planning with clear objectives is essential".
ResponderEliminarThe most important thing to achieve our teaching goals is set up the contents we are going to teachj. For that an important desing is needed, which must be adecuated to every need. A practice that may seems so far to reach knowing the reality of our system.
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