keep your class flowing! laura araujo and cindy roe [email protected] [email protected]
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Objectives
Participants will be able to…O Identify the fundamentals of an
effective lesson plan.O Create a lesson plan aligned with
best-practices for teaching.O Choose lesson planning strategies
that can be used in their current teaching situation.
Let’s line up!
Line up according to the amount of time you have been teaching.
Tell us what you teach.
Watch a teacher in action!
O Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
O Think-Pair-ShareO What is happening?O What isn’t happening?O What would make this lesson better?
What is teaching and learning?
teach (v.): Old English tæcan, to show, point out
learn (v.) Old English leornian to get knowledge, be cultivated, study, read, think about
http://www.etymonline.com
What do you do now to prepare for class?
Think-Pair-Share
Lesson PlanningO Start at the endO What are your objectives? What
should students be able to do at the end of the class?
O Use DOK/Bloom’s for ideasO Build your lesson around the
objectivesO Brainstorm activities that relate to
the objective
What are the steps?
1. Warm-up/Motivation2. Presentation3. Practice (Guided Practice)4. Application (Independent Practice)5. Evaluation
Warm-up/Motivation
O Introduce the topic
O Create interest in the topic
O Activate prior knowledge
O Review previous learning
O Establish objectives
Presentation
O News skills explained
O Comprehension monitored using multiple strategies
O Teacher talk
O Passive learning
Practice (Guided Practice)
O Learners are provided opportunities to practice the new knowledge
O Controlled activities
Application (Independent Practice)
O Learners complete authentic tasks that connect learning to the world beyond the classroom
O Apply information to a new situation
O Use learning for “real” reasons
EvaluationO Activity aligns to the objectives to
determine learner progress
O Performance activity
O Ensures students have met the objective
Sample Lesson PlanLesson Title Keep Your Class Flowing!
Class Adjunct Faculty at Carroll Community College
Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to… Identify the fundamentals of an effective lesson plan. Create a lesson plan aligned with best-practices for teaching. Choose lesson planning strategies that can be used in their current teaching situation.
Warm-up/Motivation
Line–up Ice Breaker Activity: How many years have you been teaching? (What do you
teach?) Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Video Clip, Think-Pair-Share activity with reactions to the video Look at the origins of the words teach and learn, what do they really mean? Look at the Cone of Learning Activate Prior Knowledge: What do you do now to prepare for class? (Think-Pair-Share)
Presentation
Explain how to start planning a lesson Explain the parts of a lesson Show a sample lesson plan
Practice Match the parts of a lesson plan Reflect on the benefits of lesson planning Discuss how to find a balance among all the parts
Application Participants create their own lesson plan for an upcoming class
Evaluation
Participants share their lesson plan with a partner to ensure that all of the lesson
planning parts were included and make recommendations Participants will evaluate how they can use the lesson planning information in their
current teaching situation Participants complete an exit card about how they will use the information
presented today
Materials needed for lesson
PowerPoint Presentation, Projector, Computer, Handouts, Index Cards
Think about it!O Why would this approach be
practical?
O How do we find a balance between each part of the lesson?
Your turn!O Create a lesson plan for an upcoming
class that you will be teaching.
O When finished, share with a partner. Discuss what you like and what you might change about your partner’s lesson. Are each of the parts included?
Wrap-upO Do you have any issues with planning
a lesson using this template? Why?
O How can you modify this lesson planning template to meet your planning and classroom needs?
O What will you do differently in the future as you prepare for classes?