Tag: Instructional Design

      Classroom PracticesCourseworkEducational TheoriesITI690 Inspired Teaching InquiryNational UniversityPK-12 Education

      Educational Theorists

      Yesterday’s educational theorists have left us a valuable legacy in the form of philosophies and ideas that have significantly impacted today’s educational beliefs and practices. The purpose of this assignment is to identify six well-known educational theorists, both recent and contemporary, whose research findings have influenced contemporary educational thought and analyze how their ideas have impacted today’s PK-12 classrooms. We were to refer to our course textbooks and identify additional print and digital resources to complete the information on the chart in the assignment instructions document and write several (4-6) sentences or bullet points about each theorist’s main ideas and...
      Frank Jamison
      CourseworkEquity in EducationGrading PracticesITL528 Single Subject Integrated Design IINational UniversityStudent Assessment and Evaluation

      Grading For Equity

      In Week One, we identified our students’ assets, knowledge, and needs. We also identified the standards we would be teaching and integrating into our week-long plan and established learning objectives to master those standards. In Week Two, we built our lesson map to include interdisciplinary instruction and activities that would align with and support student learning and mastery of those objectives. All the while, we are striving to create an inclusive, supportive, and equitable learning environment for all students. This week, our task is to create multiple forms of assessments (Week Three LO 1) to track and measure student response...
      Frank Jamison
      Algebra I ConceptsAssessment StrategiesCourseworkInstructional DesignITL526 Single Subject Integrated Design INational University

      Tracking Student Learning​

      From our Week One Assignment, we focused on assessing a specific educational standard for students in grades 7, 8, or high school. Our goal was to create various assessments to gauge student mastery of this standard. Here’s a breakdown of what we needed to do: Create Assessments: Develop three types of assessments to measure student achievement of this learning outcome (mastery of the chosen standard): Include a Digital Tool: We needed to ensure that at least one of our assessments used a digital tool. This is important because it aligns with the expectations in the CalTPA (California Teacher Performance Assessment). Focus on...
      Frank Jamison
      Course DescriptionsEducational PsychologyInclusive Teaching PracticesInstructional PlanningITL608 Design and Process of TeachingNational University

      ITL608 Design and Process of Teaching

      This is the 4th course in the Inspired Teaching and Learning program at National University. Candidates integrate principles of learning theories and factors influencing human development when designing instruction and evaluating instructional effectiveness. Candidates will utilize a four-stage cyclical model of planning, teaching, analyzing, and reflecting in the process of learning and teaching to ensure all students have equitable access to the curriculum. Course Learning Outcomes
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      CourseworkEducational TechnologyITL606 Learners and Learning IILearning TheoriesNational UniversityTeaching Methodologies

      Theory to Practice

      This assignment is designed to make connections between key learning theories and UDL principles in the context of our three Focus Students. Deliverable Create an electronic presentation (Prezi, PPT, Weebly, etc.) on Learning Theories. You must include for each given theory the connections to UDL and also to your current teaching schema of your whole class and your 3 Focus Students (ITL 604). How are you currently using theories in your teaching practices, and which learners are you targeting this learning theory for (who does it provide additional access to?). You must provide a reference page and have citations throughout...
      Frank Jamison
      CourseworkInclusive Education and DiversityITL604 Learners and Learning INational UniversityStudent Engagement and ParticipationTeaching Methods and Strategies

      Revised Math Lesson Using Funds of Knowledge

      For our Week 1 Discussion, we were to respond via a video reflection of how we, as teachers, can engage learners’ funds of knowledge by acknowledging their prior learning (considering their culture, lived experiences, identity, and interests). Our video reflection was to address a specific common core standard and how we would build upon the students’ interests to seek engagement. We were allowed to use the contextual information below to provide an example or we could share a personal experience. We were to make sure our video reflection was at least 2 minutes with specific examples (instructional strategy and activities)...
      Frank Jamison
      Academic StandardsCourseworkEducational AssessmentITL600 Becoming a TeacherNational UniversityReflective Practice

      Unpack Rubrics

      The directions for Assignment 1B were to analyze the given Reflective Practice Rubric by unpacking the learning expectations by addressing specific questions. Unpacking the rubrics was to be used to assess our learning by clarifying the criteria and specific skills we are expected to acquire in all courses throughout the program. It will allow us to self-assess during the learning process. The criteria for our success found in the assignment level descriptors (highly developed, developed, emerging, and initial) define in this assignment the expectations of achievement. This activity had us analyze the differences in criteria between levels. We were reminded...
      Frank Jamison
      CourseworkEP614: The Psychology of Motivation and Emotion in LearningThe Chicago School of Professional Psychology

      Assessment of Motivation and Interventions in Learning

      For our signature assignment, we were to create a robust TEDEd learning experience that can be used to teach about and assess motivation with our adult peers in this program. We were to create a video of 5 to 10 minutes in which we: We were then to complete the steps of TEDEd: Let’s Begin/Introduction. The video presentation titled “Fostering and Assessing Motivation in Auditory Learners: Harnessing the Power of Sound” is aimed at discussing strategies and interventions to enhance motivation in learners who have an auditory learning style. The presenter, Frank Jamison, is affiliated with The Chicago School of...
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      CourseworkEP607: Qualitative Methods in Educational ResearchThe Chicago School of Professional Psychology

      Research Proposal Focus

      In our discussion this week we were to outline our three potential plans of study that we plan to focus on in this course. We could select a study in any education or learning-based setting including K-12, higher education, instructional design, corporate, training, military, etc. As a reminder, our study proposal in this course must be purely qualitative (no mixed-methods or quantitative) in nature. Additionally, we are to include the following components in our study: Also, we were asked to use our course readings as a resource when developing our research ideas and were to cite our sources in APA...
      Frank Jamison
      CourseworkEP600: The Psychology of LearningThe Chicago School of Professional Psychology

      The Future of Learning

      Our task for Unit 13 of Module 7 was to develop 3-4 PowerPoint slides with audio using Canvas Studio responding to the central questions of what types of changes are currently occurring as well as what types of changes could take place in the future with the theories, technologies, and learning environments that Harasim and Mishra et al. outline. We were to follow the standard PowerPoint protocol and use bullet points rather than paragraphs. We were also to show the slide and elaborate with details and nuances in our verbal presentation. A final slide with the list of references in...
      Frank Jamison
      Course DescriptionsEP600: The Psychology of LearningThe Chicago School of Professional Psychology

      EP600: The Psychology of Learning

      While this was not the first course I took in this program, I consider EP600: The Psychology of Learning to be the Educational Psychology and Technology program’s introductory course. This promises to be an exciting journey, and the course specifics are as follows. Official Course Description This course examines the theory of human learning with an emphasis on behavioral, cognitive, and technological models. The course also includes a focus on constructivist theory and learner types. Institutional Learning Competencies and Outcomes Institutional Learning Outcome Addressed Scholarship Graduates will be able to integrate scientific research and theory, as broadly defined, to enhance...
      Frank Jamison