Monday, February 7, 2011

Module 2

This module has helped me think about using standards, CFQs, or formative assessment in the following ways:


  1. Without unit plans, instructors tend to focus on class activities that may not address standards
  2. Unit planning focuses the learning on the standards that are integrated thematically
  3.  Lesson plans aligned with the unit are connected and spiral instruction, so that learners have multiple opportunities to develop and apply what they have learned
  4. Without unit plans, students and instructors can become frustrated because they may see the intended progress but have a hard time achieving results
  5. The objectives and results in a unit plan help the instructor express to the students what they will know and be able to do in a specific period of time.