Lesson Planning Putting it all together!
The Sum is Greater Than Parts
PURPOSE • Day to day lessons that make up a whole – Small piece of a big picture
• Lesson plan – USED for all instruction
WHY Practice Lesson Planning? At the university you write long plans!
Reality - never have time to do a full lesson plan! Goal: Planning becomes automatic for any learning crisis!
Anatomy of a Lesson Plan • Some sort of .. (may call it different things)
– Analysis - Learner analysis & Content Analysis – Goals & Objectives – Lesson Procedure – Assessment&evaluation – Reflection – MOST don’t ask, but the BEST part!
• Each of these things can be broken into little parts… Let’s look at the parts
How Learner do people Analysis learn? Personal Filter VARK Multiple Intelligence Personality
Environment Environment & Experience Experience &
Cognitive Style Content‌. Learning StyleContent‌. Intelligence Psychological Variables Physical Variables
Content Analysis • Subject – Discipline • What are the entry skills? • What does it mean to understand the content? • What do learners usually understand? • What are the misconceptions about the content?
Content & Learner Gap Content Analysis • Background knowledge & experience needed
Context Analysis • • •
Learning Space Materials i.e books, computers& interactive board Lighting, noise etc.
Learning Needs • Learning Styles • Teaching Styles • Learning Disabilities
Goals & Objectives
Goal
Objectives
Procedure – Gange’s 9 Events of Instruction
Assessment/Evaluation • Formative
– Determine what the students understand – PURPOSE: YOU CAN MODIFY instruction.
Student Performance
• Summative Goal
– Give the learners a grade. – Usually entails quantitative analysis. • Report Cards • PSSA • Annual yearly review
Reflection Formative Assessment Instructor Reflection
• What worked? • How do I know it worked? • What did not work? • How do I know it did not work? • How can I make the lesson reach more students? • Who did I not reach? • Who or what can help me to improve?
IMPROVED STUDENT LEARNING!
Review • Which part of the lesson planning process encourages the instructor to be proactive create positive learning experiences for students? – Summative Evaluation – Gaining students attention – Learner analysis
Review • Which part of the lesson planning process encourages the instructor to create a proactive positive learning experiences for students? – Summative Evaluation – Gaining students attention – Learner analysis
Review • Which part of the lesson planning process makes instructors better instructors? – Summative Evaluation – Formative Evaluation – Formative Evaluation + Reflection
Review • Which part of the lesson planning process makes instructors better instructors? – Summative Evaluation – Formative Evaluation – Formative Evaluation + Reflection
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