After completing my first draft of a Performance Analysis, an instructional design stepping stone, I realized that although teachers create lessons every day in some form or another, they may not be placing enough emphasis on the needs of their audience, the students. The audience is the most critical part of the analysis; if the instruction is not designed to meet each needs, the instruction will be ineffective at best. I took too much for granted when I started my analysis and realized much later that I had not listened carefully and I had not thoroughly investigated the needs of my audience.
As I continue to work toward the completion of my analysis report and I start building objectives and assessments, I will be careful to consider the needs of every individual as well as the needs of the environment, creating/developing the best instruction for all involved.
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It's amazing how important the audience is and how we often overlook them in our plans! Once your focus is back on the students, your lessons will be aligned and well received. Funny how we seasoned teachers often think of the content to cover and forget to focus on the learners. Glad you see the importance of this simple and critical step!
I loved your stories of punch cards and kids under the computer tables. You've got me by a few years there but I started working with young children and tech in ~1984 with the Muppet Keyboard.
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