EDUC 407
Instructional Design
Session # / Topic / Activity / Resources / Readings / DiscussionTopics
1 / Course Overview
Introductions
Role of the Teacher
Assessment / Definitions Beyond Monet p29 / Beyond Monet p9
Handout, best and worst / Beginning Teaching
Role of Teacher / Small Group Discussion My Favorite Teacher
Is teaching an art or a science?
Brainstorm Traits or
Characteristics
2 / Communication / Observations Suggestions
Framing Questions Responding to student responses / Beyond Monet p61-7
1890 Rules for teachers / 6 Tips to Focus / Definitions (see #1)
3 / Resources / Hollywood Road
4 / Growth & Dev / Learning Styles
Academic Engaged time check / Beyond Monet p363
Beyond Monet p341 / Rewards
Play and Social Interaction / Multiple Intelligences
Session # / Topic / Activity / Resources / Reading / Discussion
Topics
5 / Planning / Developing a plan / BC Schools’ Act Beyond Monet p43 / 10 Steps to Planning
Beyond Monet example p137 / Getting Ready to teach
Creating an inviting classroom
6 / Classroom
Management / PPT – Classroom Management
Beyond Monet p85 / 10 Tips for effective
Classroom Management
Proactive
Classroom Management / Pro activity
What are the characteristics of motivation?
7 / Curriculum / Questions – answers on BCed website / BC IRP’s
PLO’s and SLO’s
8 / Assessment / PPT - Assessment
PPT - FSA Problems / Monitoring Instruction
Assessment for Learning / For, as and of learning
9 / Content
10 / Strategies / Questioning / Beyond Monet p13
Beyond Monet p77 / What Makes Good Teachers Stand Out
Bloom’s Question Guide / Bloom’s Taxonomy
Review Vista
Hollywood Road
Student PowerPoint Topics:
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Monitoring and adjusting
Inside/outside circles
Diversity
Children at Risk
Reading Recovery
Concept Mapping
Role Playing
Group Investigation
Mind Mapping
Venn Diagrams
Jigsaw
Task Analysis
Inductive Thinking
Learning Disabilities
Perfect Practice Makes Perfect
Brain research
Concepts
Pedagogy
Use of the Internet
Fear of Failure
Motivation
Brainstorming
Modeling
Word Web
PBS
PMI (deBono)
Fish Bone
Cooperative Learning
Effective Group Work
Rubrics
Gender
Maintaining your Resources
Dealing with Cheating
Verbal answers
Good Listeners
Classroom Expectations
Homework (Home Learning)
Your mark book
Gotcha’s
Second Language Students
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