lesson planning tips
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“What are we going to do today?”ALL ABOUT LESSON PLANNING
APRIL SALERNO
Session Objectives
Discuss common challenges in lesson planning (understand)
Learn approach for making students’ roles clear in lesson plans (do)
Learn the meaning of “Backward Design.” (know)
Introductions
Please tell:Your nameYour school and the grade levels you
teachOne question you have about lesson
planning that you’d like to discuss today
Backward Design
How will students be assessed?What skills do students need in order
to succeed on the assessment?Make those your objectives! Wiggins, G., & McTighe, J. (2005). Understanding by Design. Boston:
Pearson
The three stages of “backward design”
1. Identify desired results.
2. Determine acceptable evidence.
3. Plan learning
experiences and
instruction.
KUDs
K:What students need to Know
Facts
U:What students need to Understand
Concepts
D: What students need to be able to Do
Practice Skills
KUD Example
K: Students will know the meaning of present perfect and the associated helping verbs (has/have).
U: Students will understand that the present perfect tense indicates an action that happened before the present point in time.
D: Students will be able to write (do) a paragraph (using the present perfect) telling about what they have done to prepare for September 1.
5 Steps to Achieving the Objectives(Source: TFA, Teaching as Leadership)
1. Opening /Attention getter (might include pre-assessment)
2. Introduction to new material3. Guided Practice4. Independent Practice / Homework5. Closing / Assessment
Two column design
The teacher will … Students will …-explain the present perfect tense.
-sit and listen.
-write the conjugation of examples on the board.
-sit and listen.
-provide some example sentences using present perfect.
-sit and listen.
Two column design
The teacher will … Students will …-explain the present perfect tense.
-take two-column notes.
-give students a model text.
-find examples of present perfect in the text.
-ask students to explain the examples they found.
-work in pairs to explain an example.
Materials
Keep track of what you’ll need for your lesson.
Highlight any special materials that you’ll need to remember to prepare/gather.
Have students prepare materials whenever possible.
Pacing/Timing
How much time will each step take?Do you need to split the lesson plan
into different days?What “sponge activities” can you
have ready in case students work quickly?
Motor Mouth (example sponge activity)
1.Students pick any 5-10 vocabulary words from lessons they’ve studied.
2.They write them on a secret list.3. In pairs, each takes a turn having 2-5
minutes describing the words to the partner without saying the word. The partner tries to guess the word. The pair that gets the most words wins!
For a class that takes too long
Choice time system:1. You estimate how long an activity should take and tell the
class.2. Class earns “choice time” for every minute they save in
doing it.3. On a special day, they get “choice time” where they do
fun learning activities for however many minutes they earned.
from Fred Jones, Tools for Teaching
Reflection
Did students meet my objectives? What evidence do I have?
Even if not, what were the strengths of the lesson?
What will I do differently next time I teach this lesson?
Additional Elements
Differentiation for individual learners
Technology UseLong-term, summative
assessment
What will you actually use when you teach?
A checklist? An agenda on the board? A highlighted version of the lesson plan? Notes in a notebook?
What works for you?
Quick Write
Take a moment to review the handout, your notes, and/or the presentation slides.
Write for 3-5 minutes, summarizing what you have heard in the presentation.
Identify and share one new (or improved) thing that you would like to try.
What questions do you have now?
Extra practice with KUDs
KUD Sort
In small groups, see if you can sort the objectives into K’s, U’s, and D’s.
Sort into K’s, U’s, and D’s
• There are 50 states in the US• Multiplication is another way to do addition• Thomas Jefferson was the 3rd president• Write a unified paragraph• People migrate to meet basic needs• Compare and contrast themes across texts• In 1492 Columbus “discovered” America• The multiplication tables
• Analyze causes of conflict• What is the Pythagorean Theorem?• Who was Ptolemy?• Work collaboratively• All cultures contain the same elements expressed differently• Argumentative writing requires writers to use evidence• Develop a timeline• What is onomatopoeia?• Voice reflects the author• Who were the leaders of the Suffrage Movement?
Answer KeyK U D
• There are 50 states in the US.• Thomas Jefferson was the 3rd president of the United States• In 1492 Columbus “discovered” America• The multiplication tables• What is the Pythagorean Theorem?• Who was Ptolemy?• What is onomatopoeia?• Who were the leaders of the Suffrage Movement
• Multiplication is another way to do addition• People migrate to meet basic needs• All cultures contain the same elements expressed differently• Argumentative writing requires writers to use evidence• Voice reflects the author
• Write a unified paragraph• Compare and contrast themes across texts• Analyze causes of conflict• Work collaboratively• Develop a timeline
Contact information
April Salerno, Fulbright Scholar, University of Virginia, USA / Ion Creanga State Pedagogical University, Moldova