creating lesson plans that work
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Lesson Planningsurvival tips for new (or not-so-new) teachers
Orientation for Fulbright English Teaching
Assistants (ETAs) in Bulgaria
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When does planning happen?
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WHATare students expected to do?
HOW
will they complete their tasks?
WHEN
will they be finished?
WHY
are the activities important?
Roadmaps for success
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Whats in this presentation?
1. A five-step ESL lesson (example)2. High-interest materials
3. Your guide to lesson plan writing
4. Group activity!
5. Discussion6. Tips and resources
7. Questions to ask
8. A note on self-reflection
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A five-step ESL lesson
1. Review previous content and provide a warmer
2. Lead-in to the new topic and presentation
3. Controlled practice: attention still focused on the
4. Less controlled practice: attention now shifts to
5. Summary: wrap up the session and assess its s
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But the textbook is boring
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Guide to writing a plan
1. Learning objective: what, by the end of this lesson, will stude
2. Success criteria: how will students demonstrate their new kn
3. Assessment: how will you assess the success of the lesson?
4. Resources: what will you and the students need for the less
5. Lesson outline: what will happen during the lesson?
6. Additional support: will there be other teachers or speakers
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A. Introducesomeone
B. Give
instructionsC. Advertise a new
product
D. Give advicconditionals
E. Technolog
social mediaF. World reco
(superlatives
Example lesson topics
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Discussion
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I have to teach in 5 minutes
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Two truths and a lie
Categories
Word chains
Story chains
Class survey
Who am I?
20 questions
Vocabulary tennis
Top 10
Yes/no game
10 quick and easy games
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American English
Using English
Dave's ESL Cafe
Boggles World Internet TESL Journal
New York Times
Learning Blog
Breaking News
Film English
TED-Ed Talks
Websites for lesson ideas
http://bogglesworldesl.com/http://www.eslcafe.com/ideas/http://www.usingenglish.com/teachers/http://bogglesworldesl.com/http://www.eslcafe.com/ideas/http://americanenglish.state.gov/http://ed.ted.com/http://ed.ted.com/http://ed.ted.com/http://ed.ted.com/http://film-english.com/http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/http://iteslj.org/c/games.htmlhttp://bogglesworldesl.com/http://www.eslcafe.com/ideas/http://www.usingenglish.com/teachers/http://americanenglish.state.gov/ -
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Further questions to ask
Does the lesson plan allow for individual learning needs and d
Does it encourage students to stay actively involved in the ac
Does it allow you to monitor students progress?
Does it allow for additional support if some students struggle new concept?
Does it leave room for consolidating learning skills?
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Self-reflection
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Thank you!Sophia Kleinsasser
- former Bulgarian FulbrightEnglish
Teaching Assistant and instructor of
English at theAmerican College of Sofia