The Monroe Model for social studies instruction was developed as a project over the course of one semester. The purpose was to explore instructional design theory and practices. The end result was the development of a model that was unique from other models but incorporated parts of all other models.

This project was developed with the guidance of one of my mentors. Marla Smith, who at the time was the associate principal on our campus, helped to guide me on what good instruction looks like, how its evaluated, and how changes are implemented through teaching. It wasn’t enough to read a book and create, this model took patience and time to practice.

The parts of this project include an evaluation against the standard for instructional design - ADDIE. Using this evaluation and instructional design model I was able to evaluate the effectiveness of the model. Throughout the project, a cycle was developed and a step plan was created to organize a graphic for the instructional cycle.

Reflection

The end result of this project was an imperfect model, but one that I use in my instruction still today. It gave me a deeper understanding of where to use EdTech and how to integrate instructional design in a way that was more intentional than the broader strokes that are often talked about. I am proud to put my name on something that I believe could be taken to any social studies classroom in the country and implemented with high quality results.