1. Topic-
Lesson Planning
 
2. Content-
How to write effective lesson plans
 
3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
1.Create a lesson
2. Teach lesson to peers
 
4. Objectives-
1. Students will identify the parts of a lesson plan.
2. Students will review the EALRs and understand how to align them to a lesson.
3. Students will demonstrate lessons to classmates and during the internship.

 
5. Materials and Aids-
1. Copy of Lesson Plan Guidelines Handout
2. Access to district learning outcomes
3. Access to computer for online lesson plan template.
4. - The First Days of School, by Harry and Rosemary Wong. Harry K. Wong Publications, Inc., 1998.
 
6. Procedures/Methods-

A. Introduction-

"�Have students brainstorm a list of lesson components.
"�Consider yourself a teacher and think of all the things you will need to have a successful lesson. Think of the specifics as well as the obvious.
"�What are all of the parts of a lesson?
 

B. Development-

1. Review the list students compiled and facilitate discussion on missed areas.
2. Discuss the importance of a well-planned lesson and the impact it has on students and the classroom environment. For example, a well-prepared teacher typically has fewer classroom management issues.
3.Distribute Lesson Plan Guideline handout.
4.The Lesson Plan Guideline describes each part of a lesson plan. Review the handout section by section.
 

C. Practice-

As a group, practice writing objectives. Reflect on Bloom's Taxonomy and refer to Harry Wong's First Days of School for action words.
 

D. Independent Practice-

In groups of two or three, have students select a very basic topic and begin to construct a lesson on the skeleton handout.
 

E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-

1. Students access school website for learning outcomes
2. Teacher provides copy of learning outcomes
3. Lab time in class to work
 

F. Checking for understanding-

Have groups share their lesson and facilitate discussion regarding the accuracy.
 

G. Closure-

Assign Lesson topics to groups for mini lessons
 
7. Evaluation-
1. lesson plan
2. mini lesson completion
 

This Lesson Plan is available at (www.teacherjet.com)