Sunday, September 13, 2009

View from the Leaner

Teachers at my school have been strongly encouraged to create unit curriculum maps. As I worked through each subject, I thought they were a good beginning to a step-by-step performace design of what I expected students to learn and perform. However, after reading about Conducting A Goal Analysis I realize my lesson plans associated with the maps are written for teaching goals instead of learner goals. I am quilty of being a SME and stressing knowing instead of an instructional designer who stresses doing.

1 comment:

Mrs. Biel said...

Your final sentence is interesting, "I am quilty of being a SME and stressing knowing instead of an instructional designer who stresses doing." It is so easy for any SME to focus on knowing because they know it. It reminds me of teachers I have run into over the years who don't know how to help students who don't understand concepts. The teacher isn't helpful for the student because they just don't get how someone couldn't understand.