MICROTEACHING LESSON PLAN #3 Time: 15 min. Name: Maxwell Hartt, School of Planning Lesson Title: Non-Debate Topic of the lesson: Your favourite teaching method Attended Effective Lesson Planning Workshop: YES Learning objectives (list 1-2 specific objectives): Be the end of the lesson, participants will be able to: 1. explain what the Non-Debate teaching method is 2. use Non-Debate method in their teaching Pre-assessment: Ask participants about their experience with debates in the classroom: Did you participate in debates in any courses you’ve taken? If so, how did it go? Opening your lesson: Video that demonstrates that debates can be held without anyone really saying anything of consequence. Family Guy – Undecided Voters (1 minute 24 seconds) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YOh-rpvjYg Explain the two goals of the lesson (ILOs) and provide an outline of the lesson Learner engagement and participation: Debate: Split participants into two groups of two Ask them to prepare two main points on the use of debating in the classroom (one group will be on the PRO side and one on the CON) Each group will have a chance for an opening statement, a response and a close Lecture Using the PROs and CONs brought up in the debate, explain what the teaching method ‘Non-Debate’ is and how it can be a useful method in the classroom Post-assessment: Questions to the participants: 1. What are your thoughts on this teaching method? 2. How can it be applied in your discipline? Closure: Re-iterate the learning objectives, the main PROs and CONs of the teaching method and where I think it could be useful Supporting materials/resources: Computer (video), whiteboard and handouts Source: College of Education, University of Saskatchewan. Teaching Methods: Non-Debate. http://www.usask.ca/education/coursework/mcvittiej/methods/nondebate.html
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