Course 2, Chapter 7 - Theory Meets Practice
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Assignment 7: Lesson Planning with Cooperative Learning in Mind
Assignment 7: Lesson Planning with Cooperative Learning in Mind
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GOAL: To plan and put into practice a Cooperative Learning activity that extends over a one-week period. We are focusing on Cooperative Learning as a framework because it is the single-most transformative element of educational success.
GIVE: Feedback to others on their assignments at the TWB Learning Cafe.
Assignment 7: Applying Theory and Planning
To help with this week-long lesson planning:
- Review the " Basic Planning" section at the beginning of Course 2.
- Review "How it Works" section, steps 1 - 9.
Please fill in the following:
Part One: Focusing On The Lesson
Name of the Lesson:
Subject:
The project itself and why it is important:
Learning Objective:
Information/Skill to be learned:
Goal for the Group:
How students will conduct their group work: 1) Plan out how many times the group will meet and length of time for each group session. 2) Plan out what students are supposed to do each time they meet.
Length of time for each of the group sessions:
What you will do to prepare students for this assignment:
Part Two: Getting Set Up
The environment for learning:
Materials:
Preparation of the room:
Assignment of roles:
Schedule for presentations:
What you will do to facilitate the process of learning:
Part Three: Accountability and Evaluation
Social skills: (behavior)
Academic skills: (research)
Presentation skills: (clarity, artistry, compelling quality)
How you will ensure that each student has made a contribution:
Your criteria for a "successful" project:
How you will reward the group:
Examples of Evaluation
Students may fill in a sheet answering the following about their group and themselves:
(Group)
Our group did well on our social skills because:
Our group did well on our academic skills because we learned:
Our group's presentation was effective because:
(Individual Student)
What did you notice about your role or participation during this activity?
What did you notice about other people's roles/participation?
How can you use this information to help your own learning in the future?
How can you use this information to help your group's learning in the future?
Assignment 8: Journal on Implementation
Assignment 8: Journal of Implementation
HOW TO GET TO ASSIGNMENT 8:
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GOAL: To reflect on your lesson planning and week-long Cooperative Learning activity.
GIVE: Feedback to others on their assignments at the TWB Learning Cafe.
Assignment 8: Journal of Implementation
- Keep a journal over the course of the week and write down what you notice on a daily basis.
- End the journal with a reflection of 4-5 paragraphs touching on any or
all of the following issues:
- The level of engagement and interest of your students
- The kinds of questions that inspire students to think
- The appropriateness of the content
- The teaching techniques
- The use of resources
- The areas of challenge
- What you would do to enhance or improve this project next time
- What information you need in order to grow professionally in this area
Assignment 9: Critical Questions
Assignment 9: Critical Questions
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GOAL: To connect what you've learned to your school and larger community issues, and to identify areas where you might need help.
GIVE: Feedback to others on their assignments at the TWB Learning Cafe.
Assignment 8: Critical Questions
In Course 2 we've looked at:
- Instructional theories (thematic, cooperative, outcome-based, character education)
- Approaches to curriculum (knowledge/product, process, praxis, context)
- Creating the context for students to think about thinking; and to safely learn via classroom management
- Discuss the educational systems in your community with regards to any two of the topics (or sub-topics) from above. How would you characterize the existing educational systems?
- From your perspective, what positive changes in education are currently underway with regards to the two topics you've selected? What changes are needed?
- How are you catalyzing positive change or actively participating in the process?
- What kind of support/resources exist in your school, or nearby schools to help you catalyze positive change in the two areas you've selected? (They may be in the form of people, programs, institutional partnerships, monetary resources, internships, service projects, databases of organizational resources available to you.) Describe some of these resources and the concrete ways in which you can connect with them.
- What challenges or obstacles do you face regarding the two topics you've discussed in questions 1-4?
- What kind of help do you need to overcome these obstacles?
Assignment 10: Effectiveness of Course 2
Congratulations on completing Course 2: Teaching Methods!
As you know, there are several other courses for you to choose from. However, before you begin another course, please send an email to us at: ctm@teacherswithoutborders.org and let us know that you are ready to receive the "Effectiveness of Course 2 Survey." We ask that you complete this simple survey as your final assignment for Course 2.
We are eager to learn how to make this course even better. Thank you, in advance, for completing this survey as it will have an enormous impact for future versions of Course 2: Teaching Methods.
HOW TO POST TO YOUR E-PORTFOLIO
If you would like to learn how to post your Students' Reflections (from Assignment 5) to your
E-Portfolio, please click here.
SAVE YOUR STUDENTS' WORK
Save examples of your students' work as you go through these courses. You'll be glad you did. Course 5 asks you to post samples of your students' work for your final E-Portfolio.
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