Begin With the End in Mind
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It is important to determine essential learning and student evaluations before the teaching of a unit begins. Davies (2011) believes that teachers should “begin with the end in mind” when planning or teaching their lessons and ask the question “what do I want my students to learn?” before beginning to teach a concept. Sometimes, the curriculum standards or outcomes can be vague in its expectations of students. Teachers should prepare students for what they are about to learn by following these three steps: first, describing the learning goals so both students and teachers understand them; second, share the goals with the students; and finally, use it (Davies, 2011). Davies (2011) states that when students understand what they should be learning, they have time to prepare themselves and the material is better learned.
“When teachers and students know where they are going, they are more likely to achieve success” (Davies 2011).
Teachers should begin their planning and know exactly what they want the students to learn and demonstrate by the end of the learning. “When teachers and students know where they are going, they are more likely to achieve success” (Davies 2011). Pool (2011) suggests that teachers refer to the curriculum documents or standards to see the learning objectives and the teacher can then determine different standards for different students using differentiated instruction. A student who is an exceptional learner may have different goals for learning than others in the class.