I have never used the Five E’s Lesson Format until now. Reflecting on the lesson, I believe that using the Five E’s format was helpful in creating a meaningful learning experience for students and can see the benefit of using it for creating a unit of study, as that is what my lesson ended up being. However, completing this instructional lesson was extremely time consuming, as it took approximately 12 hours to finish. I don’t know if I was thinking about it too much or if I misunderstood what was expected for this assignment. I felt that the instructional plan was a bit redundant while filling out the different sections of the template and cannot see how it would be feasible to do for every lesson taught.
The Five E’s really helped me make sure that my plan addresses the needs of my students and challenges them and keeps them engaged through the whole lesson. I am excited to use my learning experience with students when I return to the classroom. However, until I have a classroom, it is difficult to imagine what modifications will need to be made to address the unique diversity of my students. As a teacher, flexibility is vital and even the best planned lessons will have to be modified, often at the spur of the moment.
Any feedback with how to more efficiently use the instructional plan template is welcome! Thanks!
Hey Kelly,
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your honesty. I too found the template very time consuming. There were some areas that seemed redundant, but then I was not sure if I just did not understand the question it was asking. :) When all is said and done, I felt as though the template was to be used for an entire unit of study, not necessarily a daily plan.
Kelly,
ReplyDeleteI also spent a great deal of time completing this assignment. If you remember back to our curriculum class, the template we used did not have the 5 E's information. If they decided to update the form, I wonder why they did not delete sections that asked virtually the same questions????