Reflection _ Module 3 &4

Reflection _ Module 3 & 4

ASSURE lesson planning serves as a guide for teachers who wish to in-cooperate technology with teaching. (Source) It gives specific guidelines that assist with lesson planning. This model encourages me to analyze learners so that I can plan according to the students’ academic ability and their learning style. Objectives must be stated. This is the reason for the lessons. All that the children are expected to learn. The lower level children will have less objectives when compared with less. Methods, Media and Material must be identified in advance. This will ensure that all that is needed to in-cooperate the technology with learning is accessible. Example: Advance preparations may be needed for group work, field trip, experiment or the use of computers. The ASSURE model encourages/emphasize that you state how you will use the materials or technology during the learning/ teaching process. This will ensure advance and thorough preparation so that everything would flow smoothly. Students participation is essential. The students must do work, whether its group activity, experiment, presentation etc. This would provide hands on experience for the students and create wonderful opportunity for the tactile learner. The students will be evaluated so that the can be clear understanding about their performance. The teacher will also check his/her performance. This will indicate if the lesson needs to be repeated.

ASSURE lesson planning served as a guide while I prepared my portfolio piece. I ensured that I took a step by step approach to plan for the topic, Protective Colouration. I Analyzed so that I can know about the children. I stated three Objectives because I am teaching children at the lower level. Then I selected Methods, Media and Materials, by identifying the materials needed as I made plans to have the students work in group. I stated how I will utilize Media and Material. I ensured that there was students participation; by letting the children do some of the work. Finally I was prepared to evaluate the students, by checking their performance and mine.

It was not difficult to identify the materials needed and the practice activity. However, although I had many ideas I was concerned about how to present them in my plan. I concluded that I needed to use a step by step approach in order to progress. After I started using this strategy I was able to progress to the end.

This knowledge will most definitely better my teaching experience because I am now able to carefully plan my lessons. Also I understand the vital role of technology when teaching. The students may not be skilled with technology but in-cooperating it provides a platform for them to learn.

In the future I will ensure that the children play a more active role. I will give them the opportunity to internalize information, values and skills. Children bring different styles of learning to the classroom. Commonwealth of learning (2012). Hence, I will use the ASSURE model so that I can cater for all the students.