What is a lesson plan?
•Teacher’s guide
•Design for the learning of the student
•Series of student centered learning
•Focused on what the student needs to know
and be able to do
•Covers one day or several days
•Allows for the teachable moment
Experienced Teacher Standards
1.Demonstrates Professional Leadership
2.Demonstrates Knowledge of Content
3.Designs and Plans Instruction
4.Creates and Maintains Learning Climate
5.Implements/Manages Instruction
6.Assesses and communicates Learning Results
7.Collaborates with Colleagues/Parents/Others
8.Engages in Professional Development
Performance Criteria for
Designs and Plans Instruction
Standard 3
How much time does the average
teacher spend planning?
•Elementary Teachers spend 8.3 minutes of
planning time per lesson.
•Middle and High School Teachers spend
13.5 minutes of planning time per lesson.
Mayerson Academy, Cincinnati
Two Types of Assignments…
•Ineffective Assignments:
–The teacher tells the class what is to be covered
•Chapter 7; Moby Dick; long division; ecosystems
•Effective Assignments:
–The teacher tells the students what they are to
have accomplished or mastered at the end of the
lesson
–Teach with the end in mind
•To teach for learning, use words, especially
verbs, that show learning has taken place.
•Bloom’s Taxonomy
–Knowledge
–Comprehension
–Application
–Analysis
–Synthesis
–evaluation
Effective Assignments…
•Must have structure and be precise
•Structure
–The assignment must have a consistent and familiar
format that the students can recognize as their
assignment
–The assignment must be posted daily in a consistent
location BEFORE students enter the room
•Preciseness
–The assignment must state clearly and simply what the
students are to ACCOMPLISH
Thinking About Lesson Planning
Who Am I Planning For?
What Am I Supposed To Do?
The Correct Question…
•DON’T ASK:“What am I going to cover
tomorrow?”
•DO ASK:“What are my students going to
learn, achieve, and accomplish tomorrow?”
The role of the teacher is not to cover. The
role of the teacher is to UNCOVER.
•Learning has nothing to do with what the
teacher COVERS.
•Learning has to do with what the student
ACCOMPLISHES.
Pre-Planning Strategies
1.Determine the learning styles of your students
2.Determine reading levels/skills of students
3.Inventory access to technology
4.Connect writing to what is being taught
5.Focus on academic expectations and core
content
6.Establish a variety of instructional strategies
Essential Questions
•What do I want all students to know and be able to
do at the end of this lesson?
•What will I do to cause this learning to happen?
•What will students do to facilitate this learning?
•How will I assess to find out if this learning
happened?
•What will I do for those who show through
assessment that the learning did not take place?
Think-Pair-Share
“Best Practices” in Lesson Planning
Some Guiding Principles
Adapted From: 63 Ways of Teaching or Learning Anything
by Gary Phillips and Maurice Gibbons