"Educational Monthly Planning: Take a Step"
By: Manuel R. CortezRodas
The beginning of a month is always a good time to look forward at the month ahead as a whole. It is also good that you have that "One Step" you would like to take as an educator with your learners. This one step could be the first of many in a journey that you all take together as you walk on the educational path which we travel. What should that one step be? it would depend on a multitude of factors each unique to your classroom needs. These are some of the ones that we would to share:- THEME
- Develop a main theme for the month. By developing a main theme it gives the classroom, as a whole, a clear theme that will be taught to them throughout the month. The theme should be announced, introduced, taught, and evaluated. The theme should be relevant to the classroom as a whole, so it can be engaged on by all learners.
- CONCEPT
- Focus on a concept for the month. By focusing on a concept in the classroom, students can actively participate by sharing their interpretations of the concept, they can teach each other while engaging in an exchange of ideas.
- STANDARD
- Choose a standard to address for the month. By choosing a standard to address, students will be given a chance to understand that education goes beyond the classroom and the school, and that education is important for all of us as a whole.
- CURRICULUM
- Implement curriculum for the month. By implementing curriculum to the whole classroom, students will be given a look at the planning that goes into their educational instruction. They will see that planning is an important step in instruction and learning.
- PROJECT
- Assign a project to the classroom for the month. By assigning a project to the classroom students will be given an opportunity to interact in education. They will learn how to engage with each other, how many individuals can work together as a group, and how a group accomplishment can be shared by individuals.
- RESEARCH
- Inspire students to do research for a month. By inspiring students to do research you empower them to take education and learning in their own hands. Research is fundamental in the development of improvements, innovations, and efficiency.
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