Week #2

Assignment #2

This is the link to my presentation about the Learning Theories...

https://www.screencast.com/t/fmXoypNa2u

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Assignment #3
Backward Design:

Backward Design is a method of planning your lessons in the most valuable way for the students. Backward Design does not make you a good teacher but makes you prepared and organized which is the key to becoming a good teacher. It is crucial for every teacher to know his long and short-term goal before he plans his lessons. The process of creating lessons should begin from the long-term goals. First establish your goals so you know what you want your lessons to accomplish. The students need to know the long-term goals too, so they can self-reflect, and ensure they are in the right path. Goals are not the content of the lesson but what the students should be able to do with the content of the lesson at the end. The preparation is a backwards process; hence the name Backward Design. First create your goals for the course, then decide how to asses the students in accordance of the goals, and lastly what should occur and be taught in the class that will get them to reach the course goals. It is a teacher’s job to intellectually engage every student with every subject; this is the challenge of Backward Design. It can be difficult to design the lessons, but the ultimate results are rewarding.