LESSON PLAN
Posted by saicebrian on March 13, 2010
SALIENT POINTS IN LESSON PLANNING
FOCUS – Subject and Topic that will be the main focus of the lesson plan Construction.
PURPOSE – this pertains to the General Objectives and Specific Objectives. The General Objectives(Behavioral Objective) is written using the format of developed by Dr. Robert Mager, while the Specific Objective pertains to the Cognitive aspect of learning, this is the 3 domains (cognitive, affective, psychomotor) developed by Bloom.
INFORMATION – this is the basis for the focus or topic of the Lesson Plan. This pertains to the various sources of information gathered from different sources i.e. books, internet or personal interactions.
EXPLANATION – what the students need to know to be successful in meeting the Lesson Plan Objectives, this is the Teaching Pedagogy part of the Lesson Plan.
MODELLING – Illustration of information and explanation. 21st century teaching is always guided by models.
MONITORING KNOWLEDGE and COMPREHENSION – Request for students to demonstrate knowledge and understanding. This is the learning tasks part of the lesson.
GUIDED PRACTICE – teacher pose for the students to practice and demonstrate understanding. The teacher only guides the learners during guided practice. The scaffolding technique is the best way to do it. By having the teacher roving around the classroom and individually checks and guides the learners in succeeding in the learning task.
ASSESSMENT- it can be any of the following Assessments, TRADITIONAL, AUTHENTIC, PORTFOLIO.
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE- “Lifelong Learning”, Learners will be able to connect the previous and present learning and apply it to deal with societal concerns, especially in the immediate community.
ENRICHMENT- Mastery of the lesson by the students.
RETOUCH- Reflect to improve the Lesson Plan after the session. What are the things to be changed or improved?
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS…
- “A CLASSROOM IS A LABORATORY FOR LEARNING” – A microcosm of the community where the students deal with societal concerns especially within the immediate community.
- “THE BEST VISUAL AID IS THE TEACHER” – The Instructional Material (IM) does not only mean, visual aids are the only IM’s. The Lesson Plan especially the teacher is the best Instructional Material.
- “KEEPING YOURSELF ABREAST WITH THE TIMES” – because this is the trend in education practice. If you want to become the best teacher or improve your professional growth, you must update yourself with the new trends in education practice.
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gerald said
ahm, May u send me a copy of your lesson plan on my E-mail?
Genie said
may u send me a copy of grade5 to grade6 lesson plans and send to my E-mail?