Get Your Students Hired
Opening and closing questions really help set the tone and solidify learning. Utilizing learning targets in questions keeps us all on track.
The biggest take away that I have from this lesson is the closing activity is just as important as the opening activity. I didn't think bout how it could conclude ant recapture the objectives as another way to reinforce the day's lesson and also set the tone of excitement for the next days lesson.
I have learned that opening and closing the lesson is very important to keeping students engaged and excited about what they are learning and to allow for more class room discussion.
I have come to learn that by "planning with the end in mind" is a principle that I should follow to ensure that my unit plan is as engaging as possible for the students.
Opening activities to aid in preparation for a project or assignment, has been very helpful.
I learned that engaging with students is very important. Starting class with enthusiasm, positivity and laying the objectives clearly in front of students sets a good learning tone for the day. Similarly, ending the class with an activity or discussion assists the students in summarizing and retaining the material from that class. These tips will definitely increase the participation, motivation and retention of the learning done in the classroom. Students will then want to come to class with more energy and positive attitude to make learning a great experience.
Planning impactful lessons involves several key steps, such as setting clear objectives, knowing your students, designing engaging content, organizing your lesson, incorporating assessment, providing feedback, reflecting and adjusting, integrating technology and resources, promoting a positive environment, and planning for classroom management to ensure teaching is effective and engaging.
Learned a lot about lesson plans and giving the students more feedback, redirection thru verbal assessments and student response in real time... Rubrics and a well designed assingment certainly help them along with the requirements, and also serves as to keep the student on task to reach the objective.
Empathy and high standards are not mutually exclusive. There should be consequences for missing class or missing a deadline, but those consequences should be measured and appropriate to the type of students one teaches. Perhaps a few points taken off the first few tardy assignments will have the same impact as giving a zero.
I work with CTE teachers as a coach, and when thinking about instructional strategies, it is important to remember how important the hook and closure are to a lesson. I really like the strategy "List 5," and I will find ways to incorporate that into my planning, and curriculim writing.
I like bell ringers and lessons with hands-on experience or projects. I learned long ago that lectures are not the way to go. I also try to share real-life nursing experiences with my lessons.
I've have learned that you should make each class memorable. In order for the student to look forward to returning to the next scheduled class.
Learn to be over prepared. Also prepare a list of questions to use for your students. Assign outside activites as well to apply what they have learned in class.
I have a hard time finding an interesting activity for every day's lesson. And, finding a conclusion activity that is not just questions and answers. I understand that if it is interesting or fun, they are more engaged, but that is hard to do on a daily basis for every subject/content. Also, some activities that I spend hours planning and doing do not go over well with students. They lay their head on the desk like they are not interested. I cannot engage all students every day.
Most of the students will stay in class as long as they feel the activities are valuable. Some teachers engage students in graded activities near the end of the class meeting to reward students who are still engaged.
I have not put much focus on the ending of my lectures, and this opened my eyes to the importance.
What I took away from this portion on the module is to be engaged with the students and ensure that the lesson I am teaching relates to the students future careers.
Walking in each morning with a positive attitude. Opening up my class with an activity that really involves them to make them more engaging. Making sure I have ennough material for class so that if they have completed an assignment I have enough material to keep the actively engage. Having empathy for my students to show that I care about them and that I understand that they have things going on outside of the class as well. Making sure I have clear and concise objectives that my students can understand as we go through them. giving them an inspirational close to class to make them excited about coming back to class the next day.
Comment on CYNTHIA ALMACEN's post: I believe when I do empathize with my students, they truly know that I care.
I allow them to know that I want them to give me effort, I don’t expect perfection from them but I do expect them to try and know that I’m there to help pull them through any challenges they may face.