It was great to see all the 2010 EPSY302 students on Monday. I was really impressed by the buzzy atmosphere and by the ideas and discussion which came from the group. We really appreciated your early arrival too. Today we started with a topic which draws together many threads. Lesson planning involves marshalling a range of knowledges and strategies to suit the particular class needs - it's certainly a complex job, as you would expect in a profession. I hope that you enjoy the challenge of applying these concepts in the first course assignment; I'm confident that you will find the experience valuable, especially as preparation before your first TE. Assignment One will form the focus of our studio time for the first couple of weeks. The course as a whole will flesh out your knowledge and skills for planning the HOW of the lesson: how the students will learn, what learning experiences you will design and organize for their participation.
Evaluating the lecture, one aspect which clearly is a valuable use of our time is debriefing and talking about ideas after your reflective activities, and so I'll work to make sure that we continue to dedicate sufficient time to this.
I look forward to your comments and questions on Monday's lecture, and to getting to know you over the coming weeks.
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This is terrific Linda. Love the videos. Typically I never read blogs, don't have the time, but email alerts with good descriptive headers of the new posts would be very cool, and would direct me more often to a blog.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Blair.