How does instructional design impact P-12 student learning?

While reading the Implementing a High-Impact, Critical Thinking Process in a Learner-Centered Environment by Barbara Limbach and Wendy Waugh this goes in great detail on how to obtain a friendly safe environment and how students can break down high order thinking questions.  This article is a 5 step process for the process of higher level thinking skills. 

Step 1: Determine Learning Outcomes and Objectives

During this process the students should have a better understanding on how this process works.  Teachers will give learning outcomes and objectives, this process will give the students an insight on what they should learn not what the teacher is teaching.  In doing this the students have a better understanding on what the learning outcomes of the topics being taught are in the class and know what to expect to learn throughout the class. 

Step 2: Facilitate Learning Through High-Impact Activities

Students will be able to use real life events to understand the high impact learning, this is a great strategy for students to really get a grasp and better understanding on the activities at hand.  In these activities students will gain knowledge and be able to apply these skills through personal experiences, this usually engages the students and allows them to make it their own. 

Step 3: Allow Frequent Opportunities to Practice before Assessment

In this process students are held responsible and learn to grow within the classroom.  Teachers provide instruction throughout the class and students will be able to practice and take ownership in their learning so they can master the skills to obtain the knowledge they will be evaluated on.

 

Step 4: Continue to Review, Refine, and Improve

This step reflects back and forth from teacher to students, in this process the teacher makes sure they have covered all materials and techniques to ensure that all students are moving in the right direction of critical thinking.  In doing this the teacher is giving feedback to the students to make sure they all have a better understanding on the tasks at hand to implement in their critical thinking skills.

Step 5: Assess Learning Outcomes and Objectives

The last process is the accomplishment of the students through the evaluation being measured by outcomes, objectives, and knowledge of the program.  This is a great tool to use in the classroom to make sure all students are getting the instructional feedback needed.

Summary:

After reading through the article Implementing a High-Impact, Critical Thinking Process in a Learner-Centered Environment by Barbara Limbach and Wendy Waugh I have learned this 5 step process is very beneficial not only to the teachers, but the students as well.  This article breaks down safe friendly environment in the classroom, to real-life events, holding the students accountable for learning, and positive feedback.  

Module 1 Part 1 EED 509

21st Century learning is the method of teaching in and outside the classroom, 21st century learning teaches you how to personalize using smart boards, Google Docs, and Twitter are methods that 21st century leaders use to ensure that the needs of each student are met.  Technology helps make learning fun; it helps catch the children's attention because of different styles and techniques that can be used in the classroom.  Technology has came along way since I was even in the classroom, with today's society this is how we learn and relate to one another is through technology whether it be through social media, emails, texts, and etc.  I believe in using technology because this engages the student and allows them to have hands on or getting visual images rather than being lectured to.

21st Century has many different types of learning skills such as critical thinking, creative thinking, collaborating, and communicating.  In my classroom my students use communication to discuss there daily social studies problems.  Critical thinking is very useful in all sorts of learning.  Critical thinking helps each student build up knowledge to answer their question in their best ability with complete details and complete sentences.

One of my favorite skills that I have learned about is the cross curriculum teaching.  The cross curriculum teaching is fun because of the way I can teach around the other classes, and the way I can include the other classes curriculum in my daily Social Studies lessons.





As you can see on this model these learning skills go hand in hand with one another. They each teach different learning skills that are used in the 21st Century Student Outcomes and Support Systems. The 4C's of learning and Innovation Skills which are critical thinking, communication, collaboration,and creativity.  P21 is taught formally and informally across the nation.  States have came together to design new assessments, standards, and professional development programs.  We have professional developments called vertical alignment that is implemented in our school system where we come together as a school a couple times out of the year and meet and collaborate about our system and how we stand and what direction do we need to move in.



Evernote Strategy

Evernote has really been very beneficial to me especially when I learned how to use it.  I'm not very tech savvy, I guess you could say.  This has been a great tool for me it enables me to go back and forth from my book to my notes.  Evernote allows me to collaborate all the information and keep it organized in different categories so I will be able to go through very easily and quickly and gather any information I need.  I would recommend this tool to all teachers because it is very easy and simple to navigate through the categories.

TPACK M1P3



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One of my favorite 21st Century Tool that I like and have included in my classroom is iMovie. iMovie for ISO devices (iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone) is an incredible app to use in the classroom.  With an iPad even smaller iPod Touch or iPhone equipped with iMovie you can put in to students hands a mobile movie studio.  I put a web link at the top of the paragraph so if you would like to go through the tutorial to see how an iMovie works or would like to implement it in your classroom I would go check it out.  I have learned that this tool has been very useful in my classroom and the students really get engaged and have fun with the iMovie. iMovie is very educational because it teaches students to be proud of their hard work and time spent on the iMovie.  iMovie is very self explanatory and very easy to implement in your teaching, we have done numerous videos in my classroom especially on the topics of World War 1 & World War 2.  Students can share/publish finished iMovie projects as movies to your camera roll or as podcasts that are accessible on any number of platform via YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, or through Itunes.  This follow the TPACK model, because it allows the students to integrate traditional and new knowledge in that they have learned in the class setting and present it through the iMovie.  The pedagogy of the activity will be gone over with the students by using tutorials and teacher assistance.  Being able to present an iMovie will give the teacher a better understanding of the different domains of the students knowledge on the topic or topics in which they will be presenting, this will be a great tool for both teacher and the student.

COLLAPSE

Hello my name is Ryan Carter, I am currently the 6th grade History teacher at Etowah Middle School in Attalla, Alabama.  I coach several sports including football and baseball.  I'm very fortunate to be able to come back to my home town school and teach. I have been married for 9 years to my beautiful wife Crystal Carter and we have 2 beautiful girls one the age of 7 who is Caraline and the other is Sadie who is 3.  I received a Bachelors Degree in Social Science from Ashford University, I'm currently enrolled in the Alternative 5th Year Program at JSU where I will be getting my Elementary Education Degree.  I do not have any social media accounts at this time, however I do understand the way technology is used in the classroom today that I need to learn and I feel like this class will help me succeed in learning social media.  The technology I'm very familiar with is Imovie and Prezis we use these throughout the year in my class as presentations on our history topics.  Students really enjoy technology from what I have seen in my classroom this past year. I also have an Apple TV and projector where I mirror my IPAD during class when we take notes and have discussions.  I have a MacBook Pro that I use day to day for my personal business, my daughter has an IPAD mini.  My goal is to teach and mentor these young men and women in todays life to be college or career ready whether it be in the classroom or out on the field.





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