effective lesson planning

1. TIP Workshop
#3
September 18,
2014
EFFECTIVE LESSON
PLANNING

2.  Discuss tools, tips and strategies for planning a successful
lesson plan
 Demonstrate what an effective lesson plan looks like
WORKSHOP OBJECTIVE

3.  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
AGENDA

4.  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
A PENNY OR NICKEL FOR YOUR
THOUGHTS

5. ALPHABET RACE

6.  “Far and away the best prize that life offers is the
chance to work hard at work worth doing.”
TO GET US STARTED

7.  A lesson plan creates purpose
 It’s the instructor’s road map of what students need to learn
and how it will be done effectively 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
WHY LESSON PLANNING?

8. What do I want
students to learn?
What teaching and
learning activities
will I use?
How will I check for
understanding?

9. 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

10. 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

11. 3. Plan the specific learning activities-the main body of the
lesson: Prepare different ways of explaining the material to
catch the attention of more students and appeal to different
learning styles.
 Real-life examples
 Analogies
 Visuals
STEPS FOR PREPARING A LESSON PLAN

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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
STEPS FOR PREPARING A LESSON PLAN

15.  Kristin Shotts-Booth
GREAT LESSON PLANNING

16. 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