Lesson Planning
Lesson planning allows instructors to have a guide and a set of goals for each lesson on a daily basis. A lesson plan should include the instruction that day, demonstrations, timing, date etc. These will vary from types of lessons and I will occasionally change as time dictates. In this section we will look at my five chosenBlooms Taxonomy
Blooms Taxonomy is set of learning objectives originally created by Benjamin Bloom in 1956 which is organized into three domains: Cognitive, Affective and Psychomotor. I chose this article because It breaks down the learning objectives in several different charts. The first chart gives examples of questions that could be applied at each level of the cognitive domain. IE: under the knowledge level it is broken down to explain level attributes, keywords and questions that could be utilized in any teaching or instruction discipline. I find this particularly useful to expand my lesson plans with the understanding as students progress I can utilize this type of chart to progress them through instruction. The second chart I found particularity useful as it further expands on the cognitive domain into 5 sections of each Level: Level Attributes, Keywords, Example Objective, Example Activity and Example Assessment. What a fantastic tool to further improve lesson plans with great activities each broken down into the 6 levels of the cognitive domain. As an example under level 2, comprehension I could create a lesson from this that could look like this:
Level Attribute: Understanding the role of gluten in bread
Keywords: Describe the key roles gluten plays in creating bread structure
Example Objective: By the end of this course the student should be able to explain the role of gluten's role in bread making in his or her words.
Example Activity: Create 2 breads, one that is very lean and one that is very rich then have the students follow the gluten production from beginning to eating to better understand gluten's role in bread making.
Example Assessment: Create a chart that the students fill in as they create both breads and the characteristics of each through process of production to better understand gluten's characteristics.
These types of charts can be utilized to better plan for each lesson at each level of the cognitive domain as students progress through my courses. This is just one example of how Blooms Taxonomy can be utilized to enhance my lessons in the future.
(2014)-The Center for Teaching and Learning: The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Writing Objectives Using Blooms Taxonomy
I really enjoy using YouTube for lessons or more specifically, parts of lessons to help reinforce instruction for specific techniques, information on ingredients, visualizing work establishments among others. This particular articles gives some great tips on utilizing YouTube to its full potential. Some of the tips that I would like to use in the future of my instruction are: Adding Video to Quizzes. What a fantastic idea to perhaps create a dish with some inconsistencies and have the students pick out what went wrong. Creating Videos for Future Instruction: As I do future classes that I repeat on rotation I could have a student record them and upload them to the course website so that they can be used for review and preview for future classes. Providing Real World Context: There are some techniques that we are unable to recreate in our kitchens that we can show for relevance from YouTube so that students have a better understanding of them. I currently use YouTube but I now have some more ideas that I will be able to utilize in my lesson plans for the future.
Level Attribute: Understanding the role of gluten in bread
Keywords: Describe the key roles gluten plays in creating bread structure
Example Objective: By the end of this course the student should be able to explain the role of gluten's role in bread making in his or her words.
Example Activity: Create 2 breads, one that is very lean and one that is very rich then have the students follow the gluten production from beginning to eating to better understand gluten's role in bread making.
Example Assessment: Create a chart that the students fill in as they create both breads and the characteristics of each through process of production to better understand gluten's characteristics.
These types of charts can be utilized to better plan for each lesson at each level of the cognitive domain as students progress through my courses. This is just one example of how Blooms Taxonomy can be utilized to enhance my lessons in the future.
(2014)-The Center for Teaching and Learning: The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Writing Objectives Using Blooms Taxonomy
Creating a Positive Learning Environment
Creating a positive teaching environment is so important for student success and especially so for adults who are eager to learn with clear and concise goals. I chose this article because I enjoyed the 7 points that are made and I can relate them to my lesson plans today and in the future. By utilizing these 7 points and relating them to the specific subject that I teach in can create that positive learning environment and prepare students for their future in the culinary industry.
Making Learning Relevant
Create a Classroom Code of Conduct
Teach Positive Actions
Instill Intrinsic Motivation
Reinforce Positive Behaviors
Engage Positive Role Models
Always be Positive
7 fantastic teaching tips each that can be translated to my lesson plans.
Carol Gerber Allred (2008). Seven Strategies for Building Positive Classrooms
Motivational Techniques
Motivating students is my biggest challenge and I am sure that this is at the top of many teachers and instructors. Though this article is more specific to ESL learning it is still relevant to all adult learning. I particularly enjoyed where the article speaks about being a partner with your student and letting them know that you are there for them and to assist them in learning. Creating this type of "partnership" will lead to a comfortable environment for you and the student allowing them the opportunity to see you more as a peer than authoritarian. Also the article speaks about reinforcing the relevance of what they are learning and why it is so important for their future. Both of these, along with the numerous other motivational tips in the article can directly relate to my classroom and will be part of my lesson plan in the future.
Agata Gradzinska. (2011) The Teacher-Motivating Adult Learners
Instructional Strategies
For instructional strategies I chose this article as it speaks about Ice Breakers. This is useful for me for different reasons. This particular strategy is not only good for lesson plans each day but also very useful for single day workshops that I quite often teach. An ice breaker can be used to better understand what individuals would like to achieve by taking your workshop, getting to know individuals and chance for people to loosen up. I also like the techniques in this article to use for day 1 of my regular instructional position. Some of the positive benefits that the article talks about for ice breakers are:
Reduces student and teacher anxiety
Fosters a way for student-student and faculty-student interactions
Conveys the message that the instructor cares about getting to know the student
There are many more great examples as well as the article gives many examples of activities that can be used for ice breakers. This is certainly an article that I will refer back to when creating lesson plans.
Ice Breaker Activities (2014) Lansing Community College, MI
Media Considerations
Jeff Dunn (September 22, 2011): The Teachers Guide To Using YouTube In The Classroom
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