Today's Class Activities

1. chapter 3 and 4 quiz
2. discuss chapters 3 and 4
3. Venn diagrams. instruction, teaching, learning, education, training
4. discuss concept mapping, and articles
5. view concept map assignments
6. view sample student-generated surveys
7. answer two anonymous feedback questions

Helpful Notes/Class Minutes

• Free software for Concept Maps
  • http://www.ihmc.us

Concept Maps

• Show relationships

    -Linking words or phrases optional

• Contain a main idea (maybe)
• Organize and represent knowledge
• Visual representation
• usually concise verbally
• could be hierarchical

Lost Concept Map http://www.lostpedia.com/wiki/Character_Relations

Instructional Methods

• need to be varied, within reason
• children need learner accomodations

Instructional Objectives

• need to be clearly defined, connected
• vocabulary should be relative to student ability
• assessment should be tied to the objective
• create assessments when you create objectives
• complete alignment with objectives and assessments
• should be measurable (using a verb)(p. 49 gives examples of action verbs for a behavior objective)

The World is Flat

Is there a need for a national curriculum?

• Do we focus too much on testing?
• Is NCLB a kind of National Curriculum?

    Maybe, maybe not. 

It may give us something to work towards,

but it does not take learning styles and other factors into account.

• What do students need to know to contribute to society?
• Students from all over the world come to the US for higher ed(look for recruits from other countries)

To do for next class

• Become familiar with spreadsheets
• Go to Dr. Martindale's UM Drive and look at example spreadsheets
• Decide your level of Excel ability
• Use tutorial to become familiar if you need to
• Spreadsheet Assignment Due next Tuesday (6/19)