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Hi, my name is Ashley. And this lesson is titled, "Connect the Components of CBE Back to Essential Learning Questions." In this lesson, we will look at the five design principles of CBE. Then we'll look at the five essential questions and discover how the five essential questions are related to the principles of CBE. Terms you will hear frequently throughout the lesson are design principles and essential learning questions.
Let's recall the five principles of CBE. Remember, CBE is Competency-Based Education. Students advance upon demonstrating mastery. Students must master content before progressing to other objectives. The learning objectives are direct and measurable. Students are aware of the expectations and what they must learn as a result of the lesson.
Assessments are positive and meaningful. Formative assessments are most often used to gauge what students have learned. Rapid, differentiated support is provided for students. And students are required to apply what they know along with developing essential skills.
Now let's take a look at the five essential questions. Essential learning questions are used to guide students through the learning process, to help you as a teacher to monitor your instruction. What do students need to know and be able to do as a result of the lesson? How will I help them get there? How will I know if they are there? What will I do if they are not there? What will I do if they are already there?
How are the five essential questions related to the principles of CBE? The first essential question is, what do students need to be able to do? You need to think of your standards, and as a result of the lesson, what should your students be able to do and know?
Essential question number two says, how will I help them get there? Consider your plan based upon where the student already is, and what do you need to be able to do in order to meet the requirements of the standard, but also meet the needs of the student? Essential question three states, how will I know if they are there? Decide how you will assist students in a meaningful way so that if students have mastered the content.
Essential question four states, how do I know if they are not there? Think about how you differentiate and personalize instruction to meet the needs of your students. And the last essential question states, what will I do if they are already there? If a student is ready to move on, what level of mastery will indicate that?
Let's recap what we have discussed in today's lesson. We reviewed the five principles of CBE and the five essential questions. We looked at how the five essential questions are related to the principles of CBE. In order to be able to say what students should know and do, we must look at our objectives closely.
We also need to decide what will indicate when a student is ready to move on. And if they have mastered the content, maybe that will involve looking back at essential question number one. If the student has mastered the information that they're supposed to know and do, then that would indicate that they are ready to move on.
As the lesson comes to a close, consider this. How can you apply the essential questions help you to better prepare for your students? Now it's your turn to apply what you've learned in this video. The additional resources section will be super helpful. This section is designed to help you discover useful ways to apply what you've learned here. Each link includes a brief description so you can easily target the resources you want.
Overview
(00:00 - 00:16) Introduction
(00:17 - 00:42) What will you learn today?
(00:43 - 01:31) Review the 5 Design Principles of CBE
(01:32 - 02:03) Review the 5 Essential Questions
(02:04 - 03:18) How Are the 5 Essential Questions Related to the Principles of CBE?
(03:19 - 04:02) What did you learn today?
(04:03 - 04:34) Reflection
Using design principles to improve pedagogical practice and promote student engagement
This article explores the four phases of design to guide educational practice. Through the use of the design principles, educators can use action based research to solve their problem of practice.
http://www.ascilite.org/conferences/hobart11/downloads/papers/Herrington-full.pdf
Structure Learning with Essential Questions
In this video, you will learn how to use essential questions to guide instruction throughout a unit. In addition, you will learn the qualities of a strong essential question. Finally, you will understand the power of asking a question as compared to stating an objective.
https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/structure-learning-essential-questions