Planning Instruction

Who determines what teachers teach?

• Educational Standards/Instructional Goals statements of what students are expected to

know and be able to do at certain points in their education

• National Standards• State standards• Local standards

State of Texas Standards

TEKSTexas Essential Knowledge and Skills

TEATexas Education Agency

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/

Curriculum:What does it mean?

• Teaching methods: Reading a story, singing songs, field trips, cooking, scribbling on paper, creating foldables, lecture, notes, group projects…

• Learning to read, write, problem solve, etc. • Assessment and evaluation• It includes the specifics about the content, details

of what is taught, how it is taught, as well as the materials used to teach.

The Curriculum Development Process:

• Involve a team

• Teachers, administrators, counselors, even people from industry.

How will learning be organized?

Lesson Plan

Unit Plan

Course or Block Plan

Things to be Considered in Planning:• Class and school schedules

• Characteristics of your students

• Instructional Units- Elementary uses themes

• Opportunities for learning

• Teacher characteristics

Themes

• One main topic or idea in which activities are centered around.

• Allows children to connect previous learning.

• Builds connections and reinforces what was learned.

Elements of a Lesson PlanHow will learning take place?

Lesson Plans:Detailed outlines of what will be taught.

3 important purposes documentation of what is being taught

and how it matches standards (TEKS)

Helps teachers to think through how and what they will teach

Allow a substitute to step in and continue the learning process

Lesson Plans differ in format*Five Items Always on the lesson plan

• Title• Topic• Standards/TEKS• Objective• Time period• Introduction or Motivation• Step-by step procedure • Guided practice or independent practice• Closure• Assessment/ Evaluation• Materials/resources• Adaptations for special needs• Notes

Standards/TEKSBroad/Guidelines

Examples of TEKSHealth—6c identify practices used to control the

spread of germs.This is a broad statement, what lessons could you

teach from this statement? Think Detailed objective….

Detail objective/lesson- hand washing, how to sneeze, sharing food, etc.

Age: KindergartenTopic: Math

• TEK- K6 b- Count by ones to 100.• (broad statement)• How can this be broken down?• Teach in segments 1-10, 10-20, 20-30, etc.

weekly. You have the whole year to successfully meet this TEK.

Age: KindergartenTopic: Art

• TEK- 1b• Identify colors, textures, forms and subjects in

the environment. • You have the whole year to teach this TEK. • What lesson could you create with this TEK?• ( teaching the color RED, BLUE, YELLOW etc. )• ( teaching shapes round, triangle, square, etc.)

Age: KindergartenTopic: Social Studies

• TEK- 1a Explain the reasons for national patriotic holidays such as Presidents day, Veterans Day, Independence Day,

• How could this TEK be met?( creating THEMES around each holiday as it falls

with in the year)• Simple

Age: KindergartenTopic: Government

• TEK- 8a identify the purpose of having rules.

• Simple interpretation, related to real life experience for the kindergartner.

• Stop signs, poison control (asking before you eat something to keep you safe).

Parts of a Lesson Plan Foldable:

• Two sheets of colored paper.• Fold into a hamburger style .• Cut fold.• Fold again.• Cut fold.

Materials:

• Everything you need for the lesson• May include resources such as websites,

names and contacts for guest speakers, etc.

Instructional Objectives:

• Clear statements of what students will achieve.• Identifies the purpose of the lesson.• The lesson is developed to allow the students to

meet the objectives. • Provide focus for teaching.• Translate the TEKS/standards into specific smaller

segments. • Form the stepping stone for meeting the goals of

the standards.

Introduction/Motivation/Focus:

• The Hook!• How will you grab the students attention?• A prompt or short activity that focuses the

students attention before the actual lesson begins. • 3-5 minutes• Short video clip• Questioning• Props

Step by Step Procedure:

• The TEACH part• How do the students get the information• Teaching strategy: lecture, film, exploration,

tape, definitions, • Vocabulary, etc.

Guided /Independent Practice:

• A good lesson provides opportunity for students to practice what they have learned. Guided- an activity designed to reinforce and apply learning that includes feedback from other students/teacher, working in class in centers, stations, groups.

• Independent: working at home, or on something (project) alone.

Closure:

• A review or a wrap up of the lesson• “Tell me / show me what you have learned

today.”• Questioning

Evaluation/ Assessment:

• Ticket out the door• How do you know learning took place?• Were the objectives met?

Writing Objective Statements

A well written objective

should include the following…

Behavior:Specific observable behavior

verb statement

• the child will cut…• …the child will be able to count…• …the child will match…• …the child will jump…• …the child will retell…

Which are observable Verbs?• Learn• Weigh• Ask• Know• Catch• Follow• Climb• Remove• Understand• Appreciate

• Enjoy• Lace• Say• Name• Write• Add• Fully appreciate• Lace• Really understand• name

Identifies an action or product:

• Students must do or produce something concrete to indicate learning.

• Example: a kindergartner might “assemble a 20 piece puzzle”, a high school student studying personal finance might “make a list of all personal expenses”.

Activity:

• Using Working with young children, read page 275 beginning with the lesson plan section. Review each part of the lesson plan and write a summary. Review the lesson plans on page 277.

Examples of Verbs for Observable Objectives

• Add, apply, analyze, • Calculate, categorize, combine, compare,

complete, compute, construct, create, • Debate, define, demonstrate, describe, design,

draw, estimate, evaluate, explain, find out, identify, judge, label, list, make , match, measure, operate, organize, predict, present, prepare, rank, rate, revise, rewrite, select, sort, spell, summarize, throw, translate, write, weigh

Condition of Performance:List materials, tools, or equipment the child will use.Or states under what circumstances.

• Given a three piece puzzle…

• Using crayons and a pencil….

• With out aid from the teacher…

• After listening to the story…

• Working independently….

• With out a calculator…

• With in a 10 minute period….

Guided Practice Activity:

Write 3 objective statements for a lesson teaching students about the color red.

After writing the statements, find a partner, compare your statements and discuss. Provide feedback to your partner: does it include all parts, observable verbs, why or why not.

Together Discuss Possible Ideas for the following TEK:

• Language and Reading, Kindergarten• 3a – Identify the common sounds that letters represent.• The Lesson – the letter “H”• Objective• Introduction• Teaching ideas/procedure• Guided or independent practice• Closure• evaluation

Quiz:

• Take out a sheet of paper.• Write your full name on the left top corner• Title: Parts of a Lesson Plan• List 8 parts of a lesson plan.• Tell me one important thing we talked about

regarding each.