Media

The media I plan to utilize to deliver my instructional strategy includes audio/video. Audio and video components are the best for my workshop. It will provide an auditory and visual component for my learners. It is the best way to deliver the workshop and will not cost the district any additional use of funds. The use of audio/video media will provide the learner the opportunity to talk, laugh and comment. 

Instructional Strategy

Motivation

Motivation will be key to having a successful workshop. I plan to keep my learners engaged by using a combination of auditory, visual, tactile, and participatory styles in order to reach all of the trainees in the class. By incorporating a mix of styles, I am certain to reach each learner. I will also be sure to actively involve my participants and encourage them to be active learners.

 

Pre-requisites and Sub-skills

The learners will learn how to transition from a traditional style classroom to a student-centered classroom.

The learners will be taught the following:

1) The importance of a student-centered classroom

2) The benefits of a student-centered classroom

3) Ways to transition (techniques, tools and resources will be provided)

Practice and Feedback

The learners will have to enter new curriculum into Eduphoria (district lesson plan manager). The learners will receive feedback from district curriculum directors. School principals will also monitor learners during normal observation. Department chairs will also discuss the topic of transiting with teachers.

Week 4

Goals and Objective:

• The objective of the workshop is to assist the leaner in becoming familiar with learner-centered instruction.
• Each learner will develop a method to implement the new instruction in his or her classroom.
• The learner will brainstorm and collaborate to discuss the use of current curriculum in designing new ways to transition over to the new type of instruction.
• The learner will be assessed over the use of learner-centered instruction by school principal within three weeks.
• The learner will complete an assessment to provide feedback.

 Additional goals and objectives are subject to be added due to the learner's profile. 

Week 3

Learner Profile 

One of the main focuses of Instructional Technology is the idea of individualized learning. In order for it to be a chance of that happening, it's important to know who your learners are. I must remember that I am not teaching to a group, but to groups of individuals. With that being said, I am basing my design plan from the Dick and Carey Systems Approach model. 

Issue: Currently the curriculum taught in the District ABC does not implement technology and should begin to shift more to a learner-centered styled instruction. A workshop will be provided to teach ways to begin this shift.

The learners of this workshop will be District ABC Middle and High Schools. These individuals range from various ages and experience in the classroom. Whether learners have received trainings that provide ways to shift to a learner-centered styled classroom is unknown, yet teachers from District ABC are graded on use of technology in classroom by administration. This workshop will require learners to pull from their current teaching methods and will be encouraged to share various methods and ideas with each other throughout the academic year.

According to the model a few factors to consider when analyzing the learner include:

• Cognitive abilities of the learner.
• Previous experiences of the learner.
• Motivation.
• Personal learning style.
• Clarity of the message.
• Interaction with the learning environment.

I need to also consider the behaviors of the learner, their prior knowledge, learner’s attitudes, motivation, and of course their individual learning styles. In District ABC there are many teachers who quite possibly could be opposed to this training due to their many years of success in teaching; therefore, I will have need to acknowledge these issue from the beginning in order to have an open mind from all learners.  

Reference links:

http://www.itma.vt.edu/modules/spring03/instrdes/lesson5.htm

https://umdrive.memphis.edu/payers/public/IDT7060and8060/ADDIE%20Article.pdf

  

Week 2

Analyzing Context

The key to solving any problem is to understanding the wanted outcome. The need to fully analyze the problem in order to determine its root cause is crucial. Typically when instruction is created, the learner is not considered until the instruction does not meet the determined goal. 

There is definitely a performance gap that is the fundamental reason for my problem. The gap deals with the lack of college preparation found in secondary classrooms and Texas standardized tests. This issue is a primary concern at ABC High School. Students in this district have a high need to enroll in developmental courses and are unable to attend four year universities after graduating high school due to their low performance scores on college admission tests. 

In order to solve my problem I must determine if the solution can be fixed with instruction and I believe that the root of my issue can very well be "treated" with instruction. College preparation instruction can be delivered to the students in addition to preparation for the state tests and this will allow better preparation for college entrance exams and decrease the number of students needing to enroll in developmental courses. 

Week 1

The 5 Whys!

Since the beginning of this course I have went back and forth as to what my project should be. Whenever I decided on a problem, I considered it to be too broad for this type of project. In the end, I decided to just go for what I believe in.

The problem that my design project will address is the increased enrollment of college developmental courses, specifically in Texas.

1. Why? There is an increased developmental course enrollment for students in the state of Texas.

2. Why? Students are not being properly prepared for college in secondary school.

3. Why? Increased developmental class enrollment increases student loan debt and time a student is enrolled in school and decreases the chances of a student earning a four-year degree.

4. Why? School administration is focused on instructing teachers on how to teach for standardized tests.

5. Why? Standardized tests are not accurately measuring students on college readiness

The process was actually interesting and assisted me in brainstorming for a solution to my problem. It did not change my scope on the situation but it helped me to better understand the possibly domino effect that could be causing the problem. I hope with further class discussions and readings to be on a better track with the development of my design project.