Lesson Planning - An Overview of the Importance
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Lesson PlanningPutting it all together!
By Beth Rajan Sockman
What you will learn• Why we plan lessons• Anatomy of a lesson• Importance of each part– Learner Analysis (The Gap)– Goals and Objectives– Procedure – Gange’s 9 Events– Formative/Summative Evaluation– Reflection
The Sum is Greater Than Parts
TRUNK: “Long, rough, flexible, skinny”
Tusks: “Long, skinny, hard and sharp”
Stomach: “Stiff, big, wrinkles, like a drum.”
PURPOSE
• Day to day lessons that make up a whole– Small piece of
a big picture• Lesson plan –
USED for all instruction
Anatomy of a Lesson Plan
• Sections(may call it different things)Analysis - Learner analysis &
Content AnalysisGoals & ObjectivesLesson ProcedureAssessment & evaluationReflection – MOST don’t ask, but
the BEST part!
Learner & Content Analysis
Learner AnalysisEnvironm
ent &
Experience
Personal Filter
Cognitive StyleLearning StyleIntelligencePsychological VariablesPhysical Variables
How do people learn?
VARKMultiple IntelligencePersonality
Content….
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
Learning Needs• Learning Styles• Teaching Styles• Learning
Disabilities
GapContext Analysis
• Learning Space• Materials i.e books,
computers & interactive board
• Lighting, noise etc.
Goals & Objectives
Goal
Objectives
PROCEDURE
• Formative Assessment• Summative Assessment
Assessment Evaluation
GoalStudent Performance
Formative Determine what the students
understand PURPOSE: YOU CAN MODIFY
instruction.
SummativeGive the learners a grade.
Usually entails quantitative Examples: Report cards, SAT, Annual
yearly review
Assessment/Evaluation
Reflection
ReflectionFormative 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
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
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!
What we have reviewed• Why we plan lessons• Anatomy of a lesson• Importance of each part– Learner Analysis (The Gap)– Goals and Objectives– Procedure – Gange’s 9 Events– Formative/Summative Evaluation– Reflection