EFFECTIVE LESSON TIP Workshop

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PLANNING September 18,

2014
 WORKSHOP OBJECTIVE

 Discuss tools, tips and strategies for planning a successful

lesson plan
 Demonstrate what an ef fective lesson plan looks like
 AGENDA

 Why Lesson Planning?

 Steps For Preparing A Lesson Plan
 Great Lesson Planning-Kristin
 Challenges To Lesson Planning -Share Out
 Sample Lesson Plans
 Words of Encouragement
 A PENNY OR NICKEL FOR YOUR
THOUGHTS
 Find the nickel that is in your folder
 Find the date your coin was made
 Think about something that was happening to you in the year
of your coin
 Introduce yourself
1 . Name
2. Subject you teach
3. Coin memory
ALPHABET RACE
 TO GET US STARTED

 “Far and away the best prize that life offers is the
chance to work hard at work worth doing.”
 WHY LESSON PLANNING?

 A lesson plan creates purpose

 It’s the instructor’s road map of what students need to learn
and how it will be done ef fectively during the class time.
 A successful lesson plan addresses and integrates these 3 key
components:
1 . Objectives for student learning
2. Teaching/Learning activities
3. Strategies to check student understanding
 What do I want
students to learn?

What teaching and

How will I check for
learning activities
understanding?
will I use?
STEPS FOR PREPARING A LESSON PLAN

1. Outline Learning Objectives: What do you want students to

learn and be able to do at the end of class?
-Specific
-Outcome Based
-Measurable
-Describe Student Behavior

-Refer to “Helpful Verbs” for writing objectives handout

Example: Students will describe the reasons a small business

develops a business plan and will identify the components of a
business plan.
STEPS FOR PREPARING A LESSON PLAN

2. Develop the Introduction: Develop a creative introduction to

the topic to stimulate interest and encourage thinking.
 Personal Anecdote
 Historical Event
 Thought-provoking Dilemma
 Real-world Example
 Short Video Clip
 Probing Question
http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi4152690201/
STEPS FOR PREPARING A LESSON PLAN

3. Plan the specific learning activities -the main body of the

lesson: Prepare dif ferent ways of explaining the material to
catch the attention of more students and appeal to dif ferent
learning styles.
 Real-life examples
 Analogies
 Visuals
STEPS FOR PREPARING A LESSON PLAN

4. Plan to check for understanding: Think about specific

questions you can ask students in order to check for
understanding.
 Write your questions down, then paraphrase so that you are
prepared to ask the questions in different ways.
 Decide what kinds of questions will be productive for
discussion and what questions might sidetrack the class.
 Try to predict the answers your questions will generate.
STEPS FOR PREPARING A LESSON PLAN

5. Develop A conclusion and a preview: Summarize the main

points of the lesson.
 State the main points yourself
 Ask a student to help you summarize
 Ask all students to write down what they think were the main
points of the lesson
 Conclude the lesson not only by summarizing the main points,
but also by previewing the next lesson
“Tomorrow’s topic is ______________. How does today’s
lesson relate”?
STEPS FOR PREPARING A LESSON PLAN

6. Create a realistic timeline:

 Estimate how much time each of the activities in your plan
will take.
 Plan a few minutes at the end of class to answer any
remaining questions and to sum up key points
 Be flexible-be ready to adjust your lesson plan to students’
needs and focus on what seems to be more productive rather
than sticking to your original plan
 GREAT LESSON PLANNING

 Kristin Shotts-Booth
 THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU

http://www.upworthy.com/a-kid-threw -a-book-at-his-teacher-
on-the-1st-day -of-school-the-best-part-of-it-came-5-years-
later?c=ufb1