Development and Design

We were introduced to a new website, wordle.net.  Sadly, it would not work on my laptop so I opened up a similar site.  Tagxedo is great.  It allows you to do the same thing as the Wordle, but has more options to personalize the word pictures.  The image on the left is what we produced

What pre-requisites must your learners meet before starting the unit?

·      Map out the scope and sequence

·      Select course format

·      Methods and tactics

o   Introductory activity

o   Examples and non-examples

§  What it is

§  What it is NOT

o   Motivational strategies

§  Why should they do it?

§  What is going to get them excited about this?

o   Blooms Taxonomy

o   Feedback Strategies for activities

What will you use for your Thematic unit?

·      Packets

·      Worksheets

·      Manipulatives

·      Technology

·      Labs

We also talked about:

1. Define "Learning Objective"
2. Formal vs. Informal
3. ABCD's
• Audience
• Behavior - Groups of 3-4 - Wordle - brainstorm
• Condition
• Degree - What is mastery?

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