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Designing the Classroom Curriculum

Learning Management Question

LMQ3 : How do my student ’ s best learn ?

Best Practice

LMQ4 : What resources do I have at my disposal ?

The scope of Answers

Review best practice as it relates to the key learning area / subject that is to be taught . Factor the specific learning needs and peculiarities of the target student / learning cohort as context for dealing with students .

The point at which the teacher identifies what is available to support the classroom curriculum . Technological applications are included in a global ‘ resources required audit ’.

The Steps

1 . Review evidence based best practice considerations that apply to the Key Learning Area you are teaching in .

2 . Reflect on the information you gleaned as part of LMQ1 to ascertain what specific strategies are required to support the peculiarities of individual students . 3 . Record your findings .

1 . Identify the resources that best practice and the Key Learning Area / subject requires . 2 . Record your findings .

The Means

LMQ5 : What are my teaching strategies ?

The Application of Evidence Based Strategies to achieve the defined learning outcomes ( LMQ2 )

LMQ6 : Who will do what to support the teaching strategy ?

Human / Support Resources / Technology

The point at which the teacher decides and then records the specific teaching strategies that are a best fit to the defined learning outcomes ( LMQ2 ) and the overall circumstance of the learning program ( LMQ1 , LMQ3 , LMQ4 , LMQ6 ).

For a Term-Based Plan Step 1 : Decide how you will deliver a Classroom Curriculum during the term . Step 2 : Review data compiled as part of LMQ1 , LMQ2 , LMQ3 and LMQ 4 . Step 3 : Record Findings in a format that enables daily teaching reference . For a ‘ One-off Lesson ’ Step 1 : Review the assigned syllabus learning outcomes . Step 2 : Deal with each assigned Syllabus Learning Outcome by ‘ breaking each down ’ into instructional learning outcomes Step 3 : Apply an evidence-based teaching strategy that fits each instructional learning outcome . Step 4 : Record decisions using an appropriate ‘ lesson plan ’ template .

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