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?
The comments I received on my first plan made many things "dawn" on me. I have come to realize the value of the big idea - its purpose in the lesson. My view of the big idea has now changed forever. This will definitely make write future lesson plans much easier. With respect to thinking about students - not just what background information they need but taking into consideration what they bring to the table as far as their informal experiencesith the subject matter thus far outside the classroom.
I have a better understanding now of what the During and After phases should look like - the types of questions that should be asked to get student to reveal their ideas, reflect and then refine them. The goal being sophistication. Wow. I never thought of the whole process holistically like that.
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I had a similar relevation with Big Ideas myself. I now realize that the Big Ideas guide the whole lesson. I realize it's very important to predict questions students will have and the reveal, reflect and refine process.
I also realize that the Big Idea is the purpose of the lesson. Thinking about the student is also important because it allows us to be as prepared as possible for any misconception the students may have. It also allows us to better facilitate the lesson.
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