Discuss your ideas about your first lesson plan and the comments you received. Where there any surprises in the feedback? Were they already in line with your thinking? How does your current philosophy of lesson planning and teaching compare with what you wrote on you first lesson? What changes will you consider?
I wasn't sure what to expect with my lesson plan. When I got it back and looked over the comments, they made sense. I noticed that some of my Big Ideas meant to guide the lesson weren't even Big Ideas at all. I also noticed that I was leading students toward the algorithm by activities utilized in the Before section. I was even focusing too much on the answer rather than strategies and processes and the development of ideas and understandings. There were no suprises in the feedback. In fact, my current philosophy of lesson planning now reflects these changes. I will make changes to take into account all of these recommentdations. My first lesson plan was inadequate in these sectors and changes will reflect the refinement of my lesson in these areas. I'll let the Big Ideas guide the lesson, engage students before presenting the task, focus on mathematical strategies, and assess according to Big Ideas.
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I too struggled with what a Big Idea really was and its purpose. Major asects of the lesson plan hinge upon the big idea so the big idea must be on point. We are constantly checking our activities, questioning, whether or not we met our objective, on the big idea.
I seems as if we all had problems with big ideas. But once I obtained a full understanding of big ideas, my ideas for the lesson plan began to flow freely.
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