Week 4 post

What did you learn this week?

 Something that I learned this week is the 5E instructional model. I learned that the 5Es are Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate. These can all make the best instruction for a lesson. I learned that they do not need to be in that specific order, but you can change it to what works best for you and what works best for your class. For example, some people might start with the introduction, then explain the material, then do an activity, and later evaluate what they have learned. For me, I would start with an introduction, then do an activity, then explain what they just learned through the activity, further explain the activity, and bring it all together with an evaluation. 

How can you apply what you've learned to your teaching in the future?

In the future, I plan to use the 5E instructional model while building my lesson plan for my students. I will remember that I do not need to do the lesson in order according to the 5E instructional model, but I can switch things up according to what works best for my students over time. I will test which orders work best with my students by doing a couple lessons that are in a different order at the start of the year and then continue on the rest of the year with the order that works best for them and that works best for me as the teacher as well. If the students seem to not like the order, I will be flexible and switch things up according to their liking. 

Which parts did you find clear and which were confusing?

What I found clear in this lab that we did was the summaries of the 5E instructional models, but something that was a bit confusing was the teacher's and students' roles in the 5E instructional models. With later inquiry and findings, I was quick to understand what those different roles can be during a lesson. 

Included is a picture of the fast plant outcome for this week