Objectives = Roadmap in the classroom #aee412 #psuaged16

With large amounts of reading assignments in various classes, reflecting on what I read is vital for the understanding of the subject matter. By blogging each week about the various readings, I will be able to think, reflect, and the share with my peers! Hang in there with me as the reading assignments come, just know that I am making it short and concise for you instead of your reading them all! Enjoy!

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This week was a true indicator of preparing for the classroom. In the reading this week, there were topics covered about writing objectives and using small groups in the classroom. So get ready, here are the snap shots for this week!

 

Snap Shot Number 1: Objectives=Roadmaps 

In the article by Professor Whittington from Ohio State University (*cringing because of the school* #psuforever) she writes an interesting piece about using objectives in the classroom. A metaphor that she uses is that objectives are road maps in the classroom and she couldn't be more right! When looking at the structure of a classroom, there needs to be an organized way you are helping your students remember information to help connect it to material farther along in the class.

Snap Shot Number 2: "Understand __________"

This objective with the action word "Understand" is a no-no in the class! Teachers and students both have different mind sets and different levels of understanding so it is hard to measure what exactly they understand. So, if you are a teacher who uses "Understand the anatomy of mice" how are you measuring that in the classroom?

Snap Shot Number 3: Bloom's Taxonomy Simplified

Bloom's Taxonomy of the cognitive thinking levels directly relates to action verbs! How you might ask? Bloom created a pyramid of 6 hierarchical levels in education. David Krathwohl simplified Bloom's pyramid to four categories. Those are: Remembering, Processing, Creating and Evaluating. All of these directly correlate with Bloom's Pyramid.

Snap Shot Number 4: Small groups can help socially and academically

When teaching certain lessons using small groups may be imperative to students learning in the classroom. By using small groups you can view if students are actually understanding the materials, more skilled students can teach others who don't understand, you as a teacher can bounce around and help students in need.

 

Overall, this weeks reading was very interesting in how to shape my future classroom. I look forward to working in my own classroom and aiding students on their own individual learning path.