Video Analysis: Backward Design

She then got back to the lecture and on her powerpoint it asked “Why do teachers plan?.” One student raises her hand and answers “to be prepared”. Another student says “to have an objective or purpose.” After getting students opinions, the professor shares the answer “If teacher wasn’t there, substitutes or principals would want to look at it. Second is for yourself, then you know what you did last year. If lesson worked well, you can use next year or maybe even tweak it to fit. You also can use the lesson plan to mentor other future teachers.” And the professor just went through the powerpoint slides as many students were quickly scribbling down notes. A few students sat there and were staring at the board and a couple were just on their …show more content…
Backward Design is a method used to design educational curriculum by before choosing forms of assessment and instructional methods after setting goals. An example of a backward design is if you want kids to know about sugar and acid causing cavities, using good oral hygiene can help. Everyone seemed to be interested in watching the video, because all eyes were focused on the screen now. The video showed what Backward Design is with two scenarios. In the first scenario, it shows a group of friends organizing a day out, but by the end of the day they have not achieved their goal. In the second scenario, they approach their day differently by talking about what they would like to do and decide for a common outcome for the day which each person gets ready and the group will work together to make sure the day is a big success. At the end, it informed the class that the second scenario is what backward design is. When the video finished the professor asked the class to turn to their neighbor and explain what they believed backward design is. Almost everyone participated by turning to a neighbor and discussing their thoughts with the exclusion of a couple of people who just sat there. An hour had passed since class had started, and so the professor gave the class a ten minute