Curriculum & Theory

• 1. Understanding by Design:

Understanding by design is how teachers connect learning to the end goal, it is a backwards design. This is all about planning and teaching the lesson with the end of the lesson or keeping the end goal in mind. High levels of criteria involve the assessment and content/skill portion. When it comes to lesson planning, it is set up again with beginning in the end.

• 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. • End Goal- Creating productive and good members of society

                    • Evaluation- Did your kids get it, did they do and learn what they were supposed to.

                    • Plan Learning- How you're going to teach them the lesson.

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• 2. Inquiry Based

Inquiry based learning is the act of teachers acting as a guideline in having students asking their own questions and then finding the answers to the questions asked. This type of learning gets students interacting with real world connections with exploration and high-level questioning. This is a cyclical process, meaning that it goes through a cycle or repeats for students to have plenty of time to reflect on experiences and questions. Some of the types include structured, controlled, guided, and free inquiry. https://www.teachthought.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/10reasontouseinquirybasedlearning.png

• 3. Blooms Cognitive Taxonomy

Blooms Taxonomy is a learning design proposed by Dr. Benjamin Bloom as well as colleagues in 1956. The main three domains and learning skills lay emphasis on Cognitive, Affective, and Psychomotor skills. Blooms has changed from noun to verb form, and this is important in the lesson planning and objectives/goals met throughout the lesson. This also requires students to do many types of learning including higher order thinking and Lower order thinking, requiring students to do, and students to know. I think that this is a great design to use when making lesson plans because it helps to meet all of the requirements and goals needed for a good lesson and helps with learning goals to achieve in a structured way. https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2QQQFKneW1A/UsDvybaZpGI/AAAAAAAAjNg/mpQSA9UMBWs/s1600/b6.png

• 4. Constructivism/PBL's

Constructivism is a followed theory in all types and applications of teaching and learning. It was expressed and is well known by John Dewey, he explains constructivism theory as double reflection. Students are learning by doing, this is really important and can be used fluidly throughout project and problem-based learning. Students are a learning by experience and are able to reflect on their own doing, this can be in a group or as a whole class and helps with social learning processes. Students are also using their 21st Century skills in finding and testing ideas on how the world works, and then learning from it. https://www.ecoleglobale.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/constructivism-1.jpg

• 5. Interdisciplinary Learning

Interdisciplinary learning, also known as cross curricular learning. This so important in not only meeting all learning requirements, but using all subjects, as a way of growing and developing students into productive and high achieving members of society. Interdisciplinary learning is beneficial in many ways including students being able to see skills they learn in action, the content is more abstract and helps to develop personal perceptions regarding lessons, stimulates critical thinking concepts, and it engages reading and writing instruction while learning about social studies topics.