I watched Deep Learning: An Interview with Elena Aguilar, (an instructional coach guides teachers through the challenges of presenting a fully integrated curriculum).
This video was very interesting and beneficial. Ms Aguilar spoke about integrating lesson plans while still achieving the course or curriculum “standards”. Traditionally, teaching consisted of 40-50 minutes time slots reviewing textbook information. Although this can be an effective way for some students to learn, not all students learn in this structured, non-creative environment. Ms. Aguilar’s approach is to combine lesson plans and focus on elements that can cross over into students’ home-life.
Ms Aguilar believes it is time for a change in education and that students learn best through integrating learning. Integrating learning can help close the achievement gap and addresses all of the students different learning styles. Although planning integrated lesson plans take more time to plan than traditional textbook lesson plans, it is worth the time and the effort.
Ms. Aguilar also talked about assessments and rubrics. It is important to set up goals for the lessons before you start. You need to know what the goals are and communicate the goals to the students.
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I completle agree with this method of taeaching curriculum. All learning stlyes should be considered and met. Being tht children have a low attention span as it is, to me it is only common sense to let children particiapte in hands on assignments. Additionally, intergrating subjects within one another helps students connect ideas.
I think that a lot of teachers probably make the mistake of teaching children the way that they themelves learn best. Teachers should focus on using multipul learning styles when they teach that way more children in the classroom are reached.
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