ISTE Lesson Plans + Spring Break!

 So, with a couple of weeks off, I feel energized and ready to finish the rest of the term. I feel positive with my decision to pursue a graduate education and am proud of the an assignment that I recently completed. 

The lesson plan assignment was our first dive into instructional design using the ADDIE model. I felt that this was a great framework to apply given how structured it is. The lesson I designed is essentially a series of learning experiences to guide students into making an animation using the first Principle of Animation, Squash and Stretch.

To create this learning experience, I created a slideshow and note catcher. The lesson is essentially facilitated by the teacher, however the only area with direct instruction has to do with the mechanics of making an animation using the principles. The lesson starts out with a drawing assignment, followed by the learning objective. A review segment follows with the foundation of the lesson, a video showing how squash and stretch works. Students have "Text-Dependent Questions" to answer about the video. Once they finish the video, they progress to an article. Students collaborate to read through the article and post to the class Padlet (all questions informed by the note catcher). This segment is followed by the direct instruction (10 minutes) and then students have the remainder of the 80 minute period to complete the animation and post to the Padlet. The exit ticket is essentially an illustration of the visuals created in the animation.

Part of the reason I feel good about this assignment is that it is designed to be student centered, even though the nature of skills-based work usually works really well with direct instruction. I like the multiple opportunities for CFU, formative/summative assessment, and collaboration are embedded. Finally, the entire module is laced with technology. Definitely good stuff that I can't wait to try in my class next year.

One connection that I thought about is the type of work that went into drafting all of this information. I can only imagine how much work instructional designers have to do when drafting text-based materials. It actually sounds kind of fun!

Thanks for reading,

Tony

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