Enhancing Lesson Planning

White Plains City School DistrictMarch 9, 2011

Today’s Objectives & Outcome

By the end of the session, you will be able toDescribe each component of the lesson plan templateUse the template to review, refine, and/or plan a lesson to be taught within the next five days

At the end of the session, each individual or group will submit a lesson plan to the Coordinator in order to share with colleagues.

Warm-up3-2-1 Activity

Individually, list the following: (5 minutes)Three lesson plan components with which you are comfortable.Two lesson plan components that you find challenging.One question you still have about lesson planning.

Share your responses with your table group. (5 minutes)Whole-group share out. (5 minutes)

USING THE LESSON PLANNING TEMPLATELearning Objective

What do you want students to know or be able to do after completing the lesson?Does this meet the criteria for a sound objective?How do you plan to communicate the learning objective to the students?How will you ensure that every student can refer to the objective throughout the lesson?How will you make the learning objective relevant to students?Does every component of your lesson plan support your learning objective(s)?

USING THE LESSON PLANNING TEMPLATEClass Opener/Warm-Up

What will you have students do independently in the first few minutes of class to

focus on your upcoming lesson?activate prior knowledge?

How will you link new content/skills to students’ previous experiences?How will you use the class opener to transition into the lesson?

USING THE LESSON PLANNING TEMPLATEDirect Instruction

Presenting new content: “I do”Teacher explains, demonstrates, models or thinks aloud for students (mini-lesson)10-2 principle

Processing time: “We do”Students have a brief chance to process information with teacher support

USING THE LESSON PLANNING TEMPLATEStudent Practice/Application

“You do”Students practice and apply new content/skills either independently or in groupsTeacher circulates and confers with students to monitor progress and provide support where needed.

USING THE LESSON PLANNING TEMPLATESummary/Closure

Circles back to learning objectiveStudents articulate their understanding of the main points of the lesson

USING THE LESSON PLANNING TEMPLATEFormative Assessment of the Learning Objective

How will each student make his/her learning public?How will you provide feedback to each student?How will you use this to guide future instruction?

USING THE LESSON PLANNING TEMPLATEExamples of Formative Assessment

Students are accountable for their learning through

Exit tickets3-2-1Daily quizTry the next oneExplain to a…. (younger child, absent student, etc.)Self-assessment (shared with teacher)

Refer to the Assessment Binder for many other examples

USING THE LESSON PLANNING TEMPLATEHomework

How is the homework an extension of the day’s learning? Does it preview, support or extend the learning objective?Does this homework increase the likelihood that students will achieve and retain the learning objective?Is it both challenging and attainable? (Zone of Proximal Development)Have you given students an opportunity to record and understand what is assigned/expected?

USING THE LESSON PLANNING TEMPLATEAdaptations

What methodologies or practices will be used to address the individual differences and needs of students? How will you determine and address specific student needs for each new lesson?How will you address the needs of specific learning groups? (flexible grouping)

USING THE LESSON PLANNING TEMPLATEExtensions

How will you provide opportunities for students who need an extra challenge?Are there clear expectations for what students should do if they finish their work early?How do you establish the idea that “In this classroom, the learning is never finished.”?

USING THE LESSON PLANNING TEMPLATETechnology Integration

How will technology be incorporated into the lesson to support and enhance student learning?How can you include opportunities for students to make use of technology?

ProcessingParking Lot

Has your question from the warm-up been answered?Do you have any new questions?Write any questions you still have on a sticky note and post it in the “parking lot”.

DEPARTMENT-SPECIFIC EXEMPLAR

Department-specific Exemplar

PROCESSINGThink-Write-Pair-Share

Take a moment to jot down an observation or reflection about lesson planning.Share your comment with a partner at your table.

PARTICIPANT PRACTICE/APPLICATION“You Do” – 30 minutes

Either alone or with a partner, review and refine the lesson plan you brought using the lesson plan template. Turn in your revised lesson plan at the end of the meeting today (either in hard copy or electronically)Please come back together here promptly at 3:05 p.m.IF YOU COMPLETE YOUR LESSON PLAN EARLY, work on a second plan, or join another group to support their work.

WRAP-UP/SUMMARYFirst person or group will share lesson plan.Turn-and-talk:

Identify one thing that stood out for you in this lesson plan.Be prepared to share your own or your partner’s response.

WRAP-UP/SUMMARY

Second person or group will share all of their lesson plan EXCEPT adaptations and extensions.Table-talk

Brainstorm possible adaptations and extensions.Facilitator will randomly select one representative to share the table’s suggestions.

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTUse a blank copy of the lesson plan template to assess your degree of comfort with each lesson component. Use the following rating scale:3 – Strong enough to support others2 – Comfortable, but still practicing1 – Would like further support

When you next log on to your computer account, you will be asked to complete a survey regarding today’s workshop. Your answers will be used to design further PD.

STRATEGIES WE USED TODAY

3-2-1Turn-and-talkTable talkT-W-P-S10-2Parking lot

Self-assessmentThink aloudFlexible groupingPosted and reviewed objectives