What is Microgrid Education? What is microgrid teaching?

Microgrid education is also known as microgrid teaching.

In our country it is translated as "micro-teaching."

Micro teaching", "small teaching", etc., at present, "micro teaching" is more used in China.

Microgrid teaching is a kind of use of modern teaching technology to train normal students.

and a systematic approach to teaching skills for in-service teachers. Devaette Allen, one of the founders of microgrid teaching and a doctor of education in the United States, describes microgrid teaching as "a smallened, controlled teaching environment that makes it possible for those who are about to become or are already teachers to concentrate on a particular teaching skill and content".

Micro-grid teaching actually provides a practice environment that streamlines the daily complex classroom teaching and allows the practitioner to get a lot of feedback.

Microgrid teaching refers to a small number of students as the object, in a relatively short period of time (5-20 minutes), try small classroom teaching, this teaching process can be filmed, and then analyzed after class. This is an important way to train new teachers and improve their teaching skills.

It's also a way of education, but it's just a different way.

Microgrid teaching is a systematic method that uses modern teaching technology to train the teaching skills of normal students and in-service teachers。Micro-grid teaching is to decompose the complex teaching process into many single teaching skills that are easy to master, such as introduction, adaptation, questioning, use, learning strategy guidance, student academic achievement evaluation, etc.

The characteristics of microgrid teaching can be summarized in one sentence as "miniaturization of training topics, standardization of skills and movements, audio-visual recording process, and timely observation and evaluation". "Micro" means miniature, fragment and small step; "Ge" is taken from "Gewu Zhizhi", which is the meaning of inquiry, ** and change, and can also be understood as a fixed frame or specification, and it also limits the magnitude standard of "micro" (that is, each "grid" must be limited to the minimum range that can be observed, operated, and described).

The steps of microgrid teaching

1. Pre-learning and research: The content of learning is mainly the training method of micro-grid teaching.

2. Provide demonstrations: Audio-visual demonstrations of teaching skills are usually provided in combination with theoretical learning before training.

3. Determine training skills and write lesson plans: Only one or two skills are trained in each training, so that normal students can easily master them.

4. Micro-grid teaching practice: in the micro-classroom, more than a dozen normal students or advanced education teachers take turns to play the role of teacher, student and evaluator, and an instructor is responsible for organizing and guiding, and a camera operator is responsible for recording.

5. Feedback and evaluation: replay the video, and the teacher role player self-analyzes.

6. Re-carry out micro-grid teaching practice after revising the teaching plan: revise the teaching plan according to the constructive opinions of the instructor and the students for the problems found in the feedback.

<> connection between micro-grid teaching and micro-lessons: micro-grid teaching and micro-lessons both have a micro-word, and what they have in common is that they are both short in time, generally speaking, the teaching time is between 5 and 20 minutes, which is much shorter than that of regular classrooms.

The difference between micro-grid teaching and micro-lessons:

1. The teaching form of the two classes is different, although the micro-grid teaching is micro, the form and content of the teaching are the same as the normal teaching, there are teachers and students, but the number of students is reduced. The micro-class is narrated by the teacher unilaterally, focusing on a certain knowledge point, and there is no teacher-student interaction and student activities.

2. The object-oriented nature of micro-grid teaching and micro-course is different. Micro-grid teaching is a miniature classroom teaching reality, and this teaching process is not for the students in the classroom, but for the normal students or teachers who are observed in the back or through the after-class video. The main purpose of microgrid teaching is to demonstrate the teaching process of organizing and arranging classroom teaching activities to normal students or other teachers, mainly to serve the training teachers.

The micro-course is mainly aimed at students, and through the teacher's video explanation, students can learn and master a certain knowledge point independently.

Microgrid teaching, also known as "fixed-frame teaching". The instinct is to specialize in a particular aspect of classroom teaching. For example:

Board book link, lecture link, question link, discussion link, reading link, etc., a certain teaching link in the classroom teaching process. The "freeze frame" is studied in detail, so that the effect of specific teaching links is more adequate and perfect. The difference from the general classroom teaching is:

Microgrid teaching is a kind of research on the teaching methods of ordinary classrooms by using educational technology facilities, equipment or special classrooms. Strictly speaking, it is not classroom teaching, but the study of classroom teaching methods and methods.

Microgrid teaching must use the best equipment, such as cameras, tape recorders, computers, etc., to record or freeze the specific aspects of classroom teaching. Ordinary classroom teaching generally does not require such well-equipped or dedicated classrooms.

Microgrid teaching and classroom teaching have different teaching purposes and objects. The purpose of the former is classroom teaching research, and the educational object is the future teacher. The purpose of the latter is to popularize and impart knowledge in subject education, and the education target is ordinary students.

WeChat is the world's largest mobile social app with a broad user base. Microgrid Teaching makes use of the convenience, interaction and fluency of the official WeChat platform, as well as the rich functions of its own platform, to design and deliver online courses. It not only provides a full range of learning resources, but also enables a real, interactive course experience and a learning community.

The main characteristics of microgrid teaching are diversity, personalization and interactivity. Each user can choose their preferred teaching materials, learning pace, assessment methods and teacher resources, so the teaching effect is more personalized and in line with the actual needs of students. At the same time, students can interact with teachers and classmates, which not only enhances the spirit of communication and cooperation between students, but also enables teachers to better communicate with students and understand their learning dynamics and needs.

The teaching method adopted by microgrid teaching is "hierarchical teaching", that is, according to the students' learning level and ability, it is divided into three levels: basic, improved and deep. The curriculum, exercises and assessments at each level are adapted to the needs of the students at their level and stage. In this way, it is conducive to the development of students' autonomy and initiative, and improves their interest in learning and performance.

The microgrid teaching platform provides a wealth of educational resources and interactive tools, such as teaching, translation, chatting, real-time Q&A and sharing notes, etc., to meet the diverse learning needs of students and the differentiated teaching needs of teachers. At the same time, microgrid teaching also fully supports the application of technologies such as big data and manuscript hidden artificial intelligence, providing a more comprehensive and accurate data analysis, evaluation and feedback mechanism for teaching, helping teachers and students better understand the learning effect and improve teaching methods.

The significance of microgrid teaching

Microgrid Teaching is an innovative teaching method that integrates WeChat and grid games, and it can better promote student motivation and engagement through a unique gamified learning method. The significance of microgrid teaching is that through the introduction of game elements, it can enhance students' interest and participation in learning, and at the same time, it can also stimulate students' thinking and creativity.