I liked his introduction of the final exam topic at the beginning of the unit. Why should we spring this tid-bit on them at the end? Why not let them know what they will be working on the whole time. They will be able to draw inferences, relations and correlations between information presented in class and the final exam topic. I like this idea.
We are giving them general focus, to be explorers in their knowledge. After all, Indiana Jones doesn't go exploring through ruins having no idea what he's there for! Why should our students trudge through books and lessons and have no idea what their goal is? Goals and focus provide a road-map for our students learning. Asking a billion questions along the way is how they learn. Asking a billion questions along the way is how we become effective, productive teachers.
~Stan
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I think you are right (this time) - if students know what the end goal is, they will be able to journey through the book and/or unit being able to look for the end result and hopefully will see the unit through the big picture. And I think those overarching essential questions are going to be key.
Totally unrelated - I can't wait to see if Harrison Ford can pull it off in the new Indy movie.
Indiana Jones, our class texts...I'm having a hard time deciding which is more exciting...Nice comparison.
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