Module Writing

8/6/2019 Module Writing

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Tips and Tricks in Module Writing


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Five Essential Questions

1. What is your teaching philosophy?

2. Who are your students?

3. What are 21st

century skills? 4. How can you integrate assessment in

your module?

5. What are some tips and tricks inturning a module into a bestselling

textbook?


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1. What is your teaching philosophy?


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1. What are the 21st century skills?

a.7 skills students need for the future


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critical andcritical and

problemproblemsolving skillssolving skills

creativitycreativity

and Innovativeand Innovativeskillsskills

communicationcommunication

and informationand information

skillsskills

collaborationcollaboration

skillsskills

21st Century Life Skills


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Route 21 21st Century Skills

21st Century Standards

Focus on 21st century skills, content knowledge

and expertise

Build understanding across and among coresubjects as well as 21st century interdisciplinary

themes

Emphasize deep understandingrather than

shallow knowledge Engage students with the real world data, tools

and experts they will encounter in college, on

the job, and in life; students learn best when

actively engaged in solving meaningfulroblems


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2. Who are your students?


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What motivates them (Walker, 2007)?

Highly social &

collaborative

Work well in teams

Group projects- Highly structured

cooperative

learning

- Leadership skills

Positive & optimistic Contributions to

society- Meaningful

engagement in

significant

community

projects

Instant gratification Constant rewards Immediate

feedback

-Acknowledge

-Ask for & utilize

opinions - topics,

etc.

- Respect opinions uickTime andaTIFF(Uncompressed)decompressorareneededtoseethis picture.


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Learning (Walker, 2007)Achievement oriented Good to be smart

Goal setters

Impatient

- Challenge-dig deeply

- Support work

- Establish goals,

periodic review- Immediate feedback

- Interactive

Real World knowledge

& application

Immediate real world

connections

Need to know, not just

in case

- Discuss & make real

world connections

- Students connections

Conservative Traditional family

values

- Student thoughts-

provide support

- Different perspectives


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4. How can you integrate assessment in

the module?

Title

Objectives

Starter Input

Activity 1

Activity 2 Application or Extension

Reflection


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Instruction

Students learn best when theycarry out meaningful tasks andsolve meaningful problems in an

environment that reflects theirown personal interests as wellas the multiple purposes towhich theirknowledge will be

put in the future

(Collins, Brown, & Newman, 1989


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Authentic assessment (ASCD)

An assessment is authentic when it

requires that students engage with real-

life problems, issues, or tasks foran audience who cares about or has astake in what students learn

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