2.2 Content selection and organisation
Organise content into an effective learning and teaching sequence.
Successful constructivist teaching, requiring new understandings to be built on those understandings that students already possess, requires learning to be structured in a logical sequence. This is important both in terms of the structure of individual lessons as well as the way in which one lesson flows on to the next. Being able to adapt the curriculum in a way that allows this to happen is a vital teaching skill.
This lesson plan for a Year 11 Biology Ecosystems unit outlines my general approach to unit planning. Each lesson is briefly outlined and hyperlinks in the text link to all of the required resources, which are stored in a linked folder. This way I can instantly access all of my resources e.g. PowerPoint presentations, youtube clips, worksheets, etc.
This presentation is a good example of the way I will generally sequence learning throughout a lesson.
"Peter’s lessons have all been organised and varied in content and delivery. He has been able to effectively work within the syllabus of each subject area, and design courses to meet these objectives. His year 9 & 10 lessons have followed a logical sequence and have included appropriate assessment materials, both summative and formative in nature.”
“He followed the scope and sequence guidelines provided by mentor teachers and delivered the curriculum faithfully under time constraints...”
Successful constructivist teaching, requiring new understandings to be built on those understandings that students already possess, requires learning to be structured in a logical sequence. This is important both in terms of the structure of individual lessons as well as the way in which one lesson flows on to the next. Being able to adapt the curriculum in a way that allows this to happen is a vital teaching skill.
This lesson plan for a Year 11 Biology Ecosystems unit outlines my general approach to unit planning. Each lesson is briefly outlined and hyperlinks in the text link to all of the required resources, which are stored in a linked folder. This way I can instantly access all of my resources e.g. PowerPoint presentations, youtube clips, worksheets, etc.
This presentation is a good example of the way I will generally sequence learning throughout a lesson.
"Peter’s lessons have all been organised and varied in content and delivery. He has been able to effectively work within the syllabus of each subject area, and design courses to meet these objectives. His year 9 & 10 lessons have followed a logical sequence and have included appropriate assessment materials, both summative and formative in nature.”
“He followed the scope and sequence guidelines provided by mentor teachers and delivered the curriculum faithfully under time constraints...”