lesson planning - an overview of the importance
DESCRIPTION
This is a basic presentation of the purpose of lesson planning. The Third slides uses the "Jain Story" - Story: A Jain version of the story: Six blind men were asked to determine what an elephant looked like by feeling different parts of the elephant's body. The blind man who feels a leg says the elephant is like a pillar; the one who feels the tail says the elephant is like a rope; the one who feels the trunk says the elephant is like a tree branch; the one who feels the ear says the elephant is like a hand fan; the one who feels the belly says the elephant is like a wall; and the one who feels the tusk says the elephant is like a solid pipe. A wise man explains to them: "All of you are right. The reason every one of you is telling it differently is because each one of you touched the different part of the elephant. So, actually the elephant has all the features you mentioned."[1] From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_men_and_an_elephant Remember - “lesson planning can be like feeling parts of the elephant. If you do not understand the whole, you only understand the part - the the particular lesson plan…”TRANSCRIPT
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