LESSON PLAN

Importance of Lesson Planning

The essential teaching skills involved in contributing to successIul classroom practice can be
identiIied by Bennett`s cycle.

ennett`s Teaching Cycle

Planning and Preparation
The skills involved in
- selecting the educational aims
- learning outcomes intended Ior a lesson and
- how best to achieve these.

Lesson Presentation
The skills involved in
- $uccessIully engaging pupils in the learning experience, particularly in relation to the quality
oI the instructions.


Lesson management/Implementation
The skills involved in managing and organizing the learning activities taking place during the lesson
to maintain pupil`s attention, interest and involvement.


Assessing Pupil`s Progress
The skills involved in assessing pupils` progress intended to aid their Iurther development and also
providing a record oI attainment.

Reflection and evaluation
The skills involved in evaluating one`s own current teaching practice in order to improve Iuture
practice.



1- Planning and
Preparation

2-Presentation

3-Implementation

4-Assessment

Elements of a Quality Lesson Plan
There are three 088039,elements oI a lesson plan:

O Objectives --what students will be able to do as a result oI the lesson?

O ethodology -- what the teacher will do to get the students there?

O Evaluation -- what the teacher can do to see iI the lesson was taught eIIectively?
(watching students work, assigning application activities, getting Ieedback, etc.)

O Resources -- List oI resource material teacher would use

O Time -- Estimated time Ior various activities

Other quality stuff (Lesson plans must include):
Bloom's Taxonomy and Critical Thinking

Knowledge recall
Comprehension understand
Application use, practice
Analysis dissects, generalize
$ynthesis creates, combine
Evaluation appraise, value

Instructional Scaffolding
(1erome runer; Langer & Applebee)

wnership--wish to learn
Appropriateness--right level
$upport--structured guidance
Collaborationcoaching
Internalization--independent practice

ultiple Intelligences (Howard Gardner)

'erbal
Mathematical
$patial
Musical
Kinesthetic
Interpersonal
Intrapersonal