Your first discussion board assignment for Module One has two main components. Take a moment to introduce yourself to the class and your instructors. A good place to start might be to highlight your educational or work experience and share some information about you or your family, your major at SNHU, and what you plan to do with your degree. Once you complete this part of the assignment, respond to this week’s prompt.
For the final project, you will select an emerging curriculum theory to guide your lesson plan development. As part of your discussion post, define which emerging theory you plan to use for the final project and explain why you chose it.
Respond to at least two classmates with substantive postings to complete this week’s discussion board assignment. Ask your peers three questions about their selected learning theory; these are parking-lot questions, so they do not need to be answered. They are a way to provoke thought about any challenges to applying the theory selected.
Here are examples of parking-lot questions you could pose to your peers:
The emerging theory is gamification. Using elements of game design in the classroom can engage, motivate, and reward students for complex problem solving and higher-order skills. Gamification can help students have authentic and complex learning experiences.
How would you, as a teacher, remain vigilant and use classroom gamification as a useful teaching tool rather than as a gimmick?
