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No matter what subject they teach or what age group their students fall into, all teachers face the same basic challenge: They have to find a way to actively engage students in the learning process. Today’s learners tend to respond best to interactive teaching methods, so many instructors have integrated technology into their lesson plans. …
Beth Dichter's insight:
The five proven ways to engage students are: * Use Responsive Technology - There are many ways to have students respond to questions throughout a class period. One that is free that you may want to check out is Socrative. * Define Objectives - Make sure there are clearly define goals that are written in student-friendly language. And be prepared to make quick changes if the responsive technology shows the need. * Add Context - The post explains this as having a pre-assessment question to help gauge the existing topic knowledge, followed by a question part way through the period to help see the students understanding. At the end of the period a final question (post assessment) would help see if the students are understanding the concept taught. * Keep it Simple - Make sure that your presentation material is simple. Too much information on a slide may be too much for the students to understand. Remember that visuals are critical and classroom discussion will also help students learn new material. * Make it Interactive - With technology it is easier to keep students engaged, but make sure to change things up throughout the lesson. There are many great resources online that help with this, and many have been explored in this Scoop.it. Do you have unique strategies that you use in your classroom? Share them by adding a comment! 
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Quoting from the post: I mean, when was the last time you stumbled across a middle schooler who LOVED -- all caps on purpose -- ANY handout that had to do with school? But it's true: My students -- who I surveyed last week in an attempt to gather some feedback about the unit overview sheets that my learning team developed together -- really dig the tool that we're using to give them opportunities to reflect on what they're learning.
Beth Dichter's insight:
Bill Ferriter suggests a different way to share objectives with students through the use of an Overview Sheet. What is an Overview Sheet. Ferriter states it is a "one-page handout that includes a list of every objective that students need to master written in student-friendly language. The handout also includes unit vocabulary and a few essential questions designed to spark thinking and start conversations." An example of one is provided in the post (which you may download and you see part of in the image) as is a download where he shares students thoughts on self assessments. This may be something you would like to try with your students.
Sue Ann's curator insight,
May 29, 2013 4:13 PM
I loved the Unit Overview sheets, and how students rate their mastery of the objectives. 
LeeAnn LaSota's curator insight,
July 20, 2014 9:06 PM
This may not be tech, but it fits perfectly for the new interactive text books! |
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Use this application to build instructional objectives for your courses and training programs.
Beth Dichter's insight:
This tool is easy to use and assists you in writing objectives. It is based on Bloom's taxonomy and provides a number of drop down menus that allow you to: * Select what students will do after completing a lesson * Provides an overview of the meaning of the level you selected * Provides a drop down list of verbs that help to clearly define the objective (you choose the one you want to use) * Provides some sample objectives that use the verb you selected * Write your own objective, and then copy and paste it into your document or print a copy The version of Bloom's they have online uses the word synthesis while the new version has removed synthesis and replaces it with creating. I don't believe that this impacts the value of the tool but you should be aware that it may not provide the assistance for that specific category.
Andrew Bennett's comment,
October 28, 2014 12:34 AM
Wow, what a great tool! Sometimes the biggest challenge in writing objectives is simply being able to articulate what you want from students. This will be a great resource for that step!
Andrew Bennett's comment,
October 28, 2014 12:34 AM
Wow, what a great tool! Sometimes the biggest challenge in writing objectives is simply being able to articulate what you want from students. This will be a great resource for that step!
Zina Alaswad's curator insight,
October 16, 2015 7:54 PM
Although I don't appreciate ready-made wizards such as this one. But it could be a good tool to just start with and build upon the objectives produced by this tool.
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Using an online Bloom's taxonomy tool you may quickly create your objectives choosing a thinking skill (levels and verbs provideded), content (depth, complexity, imperatives), resources (offline and/or online -detailed), final product (chioces of visual, construct, oral, multimedia and written), and size of group (1 - 4).
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An excellent article: Engage student using these methods.
1. Use Responsive Technology - not just tech for tech's sake, such as writing answers. Use tech that demands a response.
2. Define Objectives - Tell students what they need to be able to do, know, learn, show. And tell them early on, so they get time to practise it before you assess.
3. Add Context - Make it connect with what they know already. Look for prior learning (the old KWL chart is great for this!)
4. Keep it Simple - Your presentation and the way the content is delivered should be simple to access.
5. Make it Interactive - With technology it is easier to keep students engaged, but make sure to change things up throughout the lesson and the term!