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 * To answer the questions below, conduct some basic web searches. I have given you some links and resources to get you started. Please add the links and resources you discover to the list. You will share your group's responses with the class.**

1. What is instructional design? How might it be used in teacher professional development?

Instructional design is an approach to training. It is based on analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. It could be used in professional development by the teachers attending the development or by those that are teaching the training. As a teacher attending professional development, we need to know our goals before we start. Also, it could help teach teachers to plan with the idea that the students are the end goal after their development.

2. What are some popular ID models? Which models are best for which contexts?

Some popular models are Understanding Backwards Design, Front-End Analysis, ADDIE, ASSURE, U.S. Air Force, Rieser and Dick, Kemp, and Blend/Modual. The Air Force model is best for systematic and direct instruction. This would be beneficial at the beginning of the school year for routines and procedures. ADDIE is best for the teaching keeping the objectives and evaluations in mind while planning. The Modual design is best for higher-level thinking and integrating technology through WebQuests, projects, peer reviews, and participation from the learners.

3. Why would evaluation be something to consider up front?

If you do not have a goal in mind, then there is nowhere for you to go. You need to know what you need to teach and accomplish in order to plan effective lessons. It will also help a teacher optimize their use of instructional time because they will already have an idea of where they need to go. You want to see results in order to continue growth, change, and improvement.

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Starting Points... @http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instructional_design @http://carbon.ucdenver.edu/~mryder/itc/idmodels.html @http://nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/sat.html [|ADDIE article.pdf] [|ID article.pdf] [|ID_article 2.pdf]