Goals, and Standards, and Flips, Oh My!

From the modules we've completed this week, I've learned a lot about goals, unwrapping standards, and flipping the classroom. I'm still uncomfortable with unwrapping the standards and flipping the classroom but I'm pretty sure it's because they are new concepts for me. With practice, I plan on becoming better at flipping the classroom because after completing the tutorial, I'd have to say that I really enjoyed it and I would like to use it in my classroom. Using the backward design for planning is definitely helpful as it does force me to organize my "lecture" so that I cover only the important points rather than ramble on. My discomfort comes with videos and screencasts, but a goal of this class is to try new things so I'm not going to give up on it!

Unwrapping the standards, however, is another story. I get the finding concepts and skills concept but my struggle comes with the graphic organizer. I also don't feel confident in finding the big idea or creating the essential questions-I'm guessing it will come with becoming more familiar with the standards. After completing the module, I was kind of frustrated because I didn't really understand and I feel like that's an important skill to possess as a teacher. I'm anxious to discuss this topic in class to see what others are feeling and getting out of this topic. 

As for the goals module, I'd have to say that I am definitely a learning-oriented goal setter. I never really looked at it in a "goal setting" mentality; I just knew that if I didn't understand something, I had to figure it out eventually or I'd probably lose it! I'm always looking to learn. The sad thing is, I know a lot of people and classrooms that are performance-oriented. It's sad because students are so focused on passing that they aren't learning to their full capacity. My goal is to have a learning-oriented classroom for my students so that they'll understand the importance of  intaking knowledge rather than regurgitating facts. I'm sure this won't be a problem for me because I literally cannot stand to leave a student or even a friend confused when I'm asked for help. I have to make sure that the person I'm helping gets the answers they need and understands how to do it for themselves before I'm satisfied. My only concern would be getting students who are performance-oriented to become learning-oriented and as long as I can meet the 'facilitate learning teaching standard', I should be able to do that.