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mt2011f:week2

Week 2: General Pedagogical Skills and Lesson Planning

Objectives

  • Learn strategies for an effective classroom instruction
  • Learn basic classroom management skills
  • Learn how to create lesson plans

Readings for Class Discussion

Required Readings

  • Ormrod, J. E. (2006). Instructional Strategies
  • Problem-based Learning (2001), Stanford University Newsletter on Teaching, 11(1)

Online Modules

Topics

  • Teacher-centered vs. Learner-centered instruction
  • Problem-based learning
    • Case-based Instruction
    • Project-based learning
  • Challenging Student Misconceptions
  • Motivation

Reflection Question

  • Why is learner-centered instruction better than teacher-directed instruction?
  • What are some of the challenges to managing a CS lab and how do you propose to overcome those challenges?
  • What are some of the misconceptions students encounter in CS? How would you challenge student misconceptions?

Lab

  • Review of Lesson Planning
  • Designing the “First CS Lesson”
mt2011f/week2.txt · Last modified: 2011/08/24 16:05 (external edit)