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