introduction, is to say that the method is considered the weekly planning as a part of open, but can be free in their work station learning and project work related as other parts.
Definition:
A weekly plan is a written fixed plan for a "specified period" of "a series of different tasks from different areas of learning" involves and thus can be categorized as Cross-curriculum. The tasks consist of compulsory, optional and additional work, either dictated by the teacher on the basis of general guidelines can be vague, or in an open form of student self-determined.
Eiko Jürgens splits the weekly schedule in two categories. He calls on the one hand the "cross-curricular week plan" which deals with various lessons and learning areas, and for the "subject-specific weekly schedule. Here, the students only a learning territory.
addition, one week plans to differentiate its body style. In the closed variant, the student is no possibility of participation of the tasks is allowed, while in the open variant completely independently and without the requirements of the teacher's tasks and materials to choose one main topic.
As a rough objectives of the weekly plan can highlight the following aspects :
Instruction is exempt from the learner-centeredness and converted to a student-centered working group of independent, self-directed work in the foreground. Important is that the students independently develop motivation and interest to deal with specific issues and therefore goes through an individual learning process and progress. The student may be learning pace, the scope of the search tasks (both work ends, more and more detailed tasks) and the social form itself.
weekly planning, as set out above sense, is intended as a teaching accompanying measure. It will therefore never let the real curriculum in mind. Rather, it is to be regarded as a kind of method that has a very learner-centered Learning environment and to loosen the interest and motivation of trying to appeal to the students.
Jürgens she describes as a "concept of structuring and teaching organization." Weekly planning takes place in its mature form instead of once daily 45 minutes. Here the student can pick up on themes from the lessons and self-edit. The weekly schedule here has made the task that has to process each student as his duty stint.
is an introduction of the weekly planning be noted briefly:
Since the first students would work with plans for the immediate and meaningful free time to do its job of processing demand is It makes sense to start small work orders, they expand to a daily schedule and ultimately lead to weekly planning to leave. For this purpose the background to make the students with the methodology, conduct of work and leisure opportunities for its independent research gradually familiar ("Information and induction phase").
Huschke describes working with daily schedules as follows:
'daily schedules: Daily is written to begin the lesson on the blackboard and explains what to expect the children to the lessons one day. A brief discussion followed with questions and suggestions regarding this plan. Part the time they look for independent work in front of children, practice in beforehand what they have learned or to apply is, time and requirements may be such that the children have time to implement their own plans "
control
has edited a student his duties arise, the following possibilities of inspection:
He can, as usual with free work, undergoing self-control by solution sheets compares or used "selbstbeantwortende" materials. The second control path for students, the rest of solved tasks in control boxes. These are controlled by the teacher at regular intervals. The third control path is targeted by the teacher, who takes on the tasks and plan the week after the set time limit and in addition also evaluated portfolio management class or work on the subject. This control is, in addition to the observation at regular intervals, pedagogically indispensable step towards a correct and appropriate assessment and evaluation of student performance in the weekly schedule lessons.
to perform order successful week plan their lessons, some spatial and material conditions are met. Furthermore, should the teacher the many possibilities of social forms of assistance and be aware of. These should be specific to that class and diversified.
It seems obvious that for weekly planning Proper conditions must be created in the classroom. mention here would be the opportunity for rapid spatial change of social form, an appropriate class library with encyclopedias and readings, a play area, ideally a PC pool and storage opportunities for independent work and materials. THUS TO students will create a learning environment in which it can promote to train his "independence," his social skills by giving assistance and obtaining support, the responsibility for his work "and the use of time and.
materials
As in any kind of teaching can get different materials used. Particularly suitable materials with which students can employ their own.
examples of suitable materials:
worksheets
flashcard learning games
textbooks
Professional &
Internet / tutorials
Portfolio
The material is to organize the students systematic learning and practicing. Each learning material should have a focus in order for to ensure the students a manageable structure. This structure belongs to the structured difficulty, going from mild to difficult tasks. Furthermore, the material is also more problems and issues raise by the students using the various existing in the classroom, information can be edited. The themes of the material should be geared to the interests of the students and can be produced with their help, be established or continued. The tasks are mostly open and can independently by students without direct assistance, are processed and controlled. In the control can often be done in groups or pairs.
information gathering
The possibility of obtaining information in the weekly planning is of great importance. The child done by an independent collection of information on specific topics in a significant way promotes the learning process. This requires the students to open possibilities of obtaining information and instructions are given for example the Internet or the library. It is also in learning lists cross-references to more information be given. There are various suitable for children, opportunities for information gathering:
children's lexicons
Internet
PC programs
CDs / cassettes
Nonfiction
films
brochures
Brochures
newspapers
magazines
library, etc.
All material must be placed in a transparent structure in the classroom so that students can get along and work independently.
rules
In the weekly planning must are maintained both by the students and the teachers, they should not. These rules can be established jointly with the students, but must necessarily be discussed carefully with the students. Here, the objectives and desires of students with those of classmates and the teacher must be reconciled. The weekly lesson plan should be action-guiding rules. The rules should include, in any case the space should be used for work that students do not interfere with each other and thus learn how to work together so that students learn and order and that they learn how to work with materials.
The control arrangements should be visible to all be listed in the classroom and be called again to mind.
examples of control agreements:
All weekly schedule work to be done in the folders of the respective subjects.
Work independently as possible!
If you need help from the teacher, attend quiet!
A work should be completed first before you start a new one! Work
calm and focused in your workplace!
disturbance the others are not at work!
Conduct all meetings quietly through!
Perform all work carefully and neatly through even if you need more time!
If you have not done tasks, It is founded on your weekly schedule!
place all used materials back into place!
advantage of the voluntary tasks!
Pro and Contra
The final conclusion I made from my bundle in my preparation and experience. It is clear that weekly planning brings a big change for both the teacher and the students themselves, but still offers a tremendous opportunity to teach diverse and effective as possible for both sides. In the following, I would now like to attach a pro and con list.
PRO
independent learning is encouraged (independence, responsibility, initiative, self-control)
promote interpersonal skills (teamwork, cooperation skills)
learning of students perceived more as a useful than externally controlled learning
many opportunities for differentiation
own timing
heterogeneous class group is no problem
student has more students realize the joy of learning
sense of learning through self-set goals
fairer assessment
teaching is more varied
education in self-education
CONTRA
learning and working is very time consuming
not always effective for all students
need high preparation costs / follow-up effort / organization effort / time
content instruction
can work volume
possibly overwhelmed by individual students
high costs (material)
difficult performance appraisal
students have difficulty with the "freedom"
Leistungsdiskrepanz
underachieving students can grow unobtrusively pull back
students have problems with the timing of space
Sources:
Jürgens, E.: The new progressive education movement and the Open classes. 2000th
Husch, P., Mangelsdorf, M. Weekly planning lessons. 1994th
0 comments:
Post a Comment