Throughout my college life I have had classes where it was hard to determine what the purpose was for said class. Looking back I understand why it was that way. The professor(s) never clearly stated the objectives of what was being taught. Thus things did not flow nor connect content from one unit of instruction to the next. Through the readings that were assigned for this week I have learned several things that I can connect to my student teaching internship and #TeachAg journey.
3 Connections to Student Teaching
Writing objectives is more than just filling a requirement on a unit or lesson plan. Clear, concise objectives provide the teacher with a frame work to evaluate student performance. These objectives need to be announced to the students in order to start the cognitive process. We also need to take into consideration the cognitive level in the objective. If we want students to reach a high level we need to teach at a high level likewise with low level. If we don't follow that it will lead to students "giving up" before starting.
2 Connections to #TeachAg Journey
Having clear goals for students is more than just objectives. As learned in AEE 413, to have a successful program we have to first establish a scope and sequence of what we want our students to achieve in the four years they are enrolled in the program. We always need to start with the end in mind, making our goals broad then funneling them down to specific objectives. In AEE 100 we were taught how to write objectives with the three key elements for our micro teaching assignment. We weren't taught in depth about how objectives set the tone for the day, but that is why AEE 412 exists.
1 Triangular Connection
Without clear, concise objectives students do not know what is important. They are to guide students through the daily lesson or unit of instruction. (Zhou, 2017)
https://learninginnovation.duke.edu/blog/2017/03/learning-objectives/
I like how your triangular connection article breaks down how some teachers write objectives into what those same objectives look like when written clearly and concisely.
ReplyDeleteLuke, I think objectives are also important for the students to know what they will be accepted to gain from the material. I agree that they are important for us as the teachers, but I want to add that they are important for the students as well. COOL BLOG!
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