Active Engagement Plan

“The goal of education is not to increase the amount of knowledge but to create the possibilities for a child to invent and discover, to create men who are capable of doing new things”, these are the wise words of Jean Piaget. Although I have learned so many valuable future teaching tools from my current study of curriculum, two of the most important takeaways we have discussed, for me personally, are backward lesson planning and active engagement. These topics have shaped my outlooks as a future teacher and I cannot wait to implement them into my classroom. Lesson development and progression assist teachers with the finest lessons possible. Learning the correct curriculum and aligning it with the common core standards are vital to ensure that children receive the best education possible. This process starts with the end goal in mind. Backward design initiates with the objectives of a unit or course, what students are expected to learn and can do, and then continues backward to craft lessons that achieve those desired goals. When teachers have exactly what they expect from their students and …show more content…
It is subsequently important that the teacher does an excellent job implementing active engagement in the classroom by always presenting lessons and information in an upbeat manner. I believe that if you deliver information in a positive way, there will be positive outcomes, and if you are giving information in a negative and lethargic way the students will not get excited about education. If the child is not engaged, the child is simply not learning the material because they do not care. That is the downfall with using unengaging activities. Being able to observe active engagement in CIE 343 helped me realized how important it is in the classroom and how vital the role of active engagement plays in students