Module Three - Extension Work On Planning, Instruction & Assessment

 Please click the link below to view our powerpoint for Module three. 

Module 2 and 3 - Collaborative Visual Blog Post.pptx


Below is our updated visual for Module 3 and accompanying paragraph. 




In module 3, we have used the same nature format to concisely display our understanding of Planning, Instruction and Assessment and the ways in which they align with curricular designs. Curricular philosophies are located on the roots, and the planning, assessment, and instruction strategies associated with each design are represented on the flower petals. The planning, assessment, and instruction notes we selected are not the only options for teachers within these curricular designs, as individual classroom contexts determine what teachers will incorporate and when. The readings highlighted that for authentic learning to take place for both students and teachers, "students need opportunities to practise the performances we desire for them in a supportive and challenging environment" (Hayes, 240). When teachers can effectively align curriculum with pedagogy through assessment, students are better prepared for "a broad range of academic and social outcomes" (Hayes, 234).

Sources:

    Hayes, D. (2003) Making learning an effect of schooling: aligning curriculum, assessment and pedagogy, Discourse: studies in the cultural politics of education, 24(2), 225-245


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  1. DoktorOFebruary 25, 2022 at 11:13 AM

    Hi Shannelle (et a),

    Thanks for your updated visual representation. I found it easy to follow, and it conveyed the basic concepts we have learned about planning, instruction and assessment effectively.

    If you were to include the material from the previous module (philosophies, conceptions, and designs), how would you envision them fitting into your current visual? You mentioned that you had shifted around (eg) the symbols (roots, stem, etc.) in your representation of planning, instruction and assessment. I would find it interesting to see what a combination of the two visuals would look like, following the nature theme you chose.

    Thanks!
    Dan

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    1. DoktorOFebruary 25, 2022 at 11:17 AM

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    2. DoktorOFebruary 25, 2022 at 11:18 AM

      Oops - I also forgot to ask what your thoughts were in Indigenizing curriculum, and where you think it would fit on your visual? I'm currently taking PME 820 and learning about Indigenous leadership and knowledge, and including Indigenous content, ways of knowing and learning, and even assessment is an interest of mind at the moment.

      Thanks,
      Dan

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