The document provides guidance on effective lesson planning. It emphasizes the importance of clear objectives, engaging essential questions, appropriate assessments, and reflection. An effective lesson plan considers student needs, incorporates research-based strategies, and allows for practice, evaluation and closure. Key components include objectives, essential questions, pre-assessments, materials, engaging activities and questions, presentations, guided and independent practice, and assessments.
3. A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on a cold iron. Horace Mann
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Effective teachers have bellringer/ opening activities Successful people prepare themselves daily for their work
ACTIVITY: Brainstorm a list of benefits of well-planned lessons and pitfalls of poorly planned lessons Increase the amount of time a student is working and you increase learning
Example: division problem (visual) compare divide multiply subtract compare bring down Compare this to the directions for making a model airplane (marketers have it right)
Let the students know your objectives, why they need to know it , and how they will use the learning. Make real-world and cross-curricular connections to help students tap into prior knowledge and experiences, thus making learning easier and more relevant to the wider context. Good objective: Students will be able to illustrate clouds that signal unsettled weather. Poor objective: Students will understand that some clouds signal the approach of poor weather conditions. ACTIVITY: Have groups (2-3) write a behavioral objective for …………….
Teachers make 1500 decisions a day… this is where it begins Previous teacher comments and test data Cum folders Classroom observation
Integrate technology when possible. Using technology in the classroom is not only a great classroom management tool, but it also allows teachers to reach students with many different learning styles all in one tool. From interactive lessons to independent practice, this is how the current generation learns, and teachers must take advantage.
Check for learning frequently. Whether using a simple oral question–answer session or learner response devices (ActiVote or ActivExpression), the most effective teachers check for understanding often. Doing this allows for early intervention and review or acceleration of a concept.