EFFECTIVE

LESSON
PLANNING
 A teacher who is
attempting to teach
without inspiring the
pupil with a desire to
learn is hammering on a
cold iron.
Horace
Mann
INTRODUCTION
S Name
What are the qualities
of a good lesson plan?
(What must a teacher
know and be able to
do?)
WHAT TO INCLUDE?
Professional Development Standards
Core Curriculum Content Standards
The High-Quality Teacher and
Teaching Standards
Mentoring
Assessments
Parent Involvement
Students’ Achievement
 PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
THE MODEL FOR GOOD
TEACHING
Provide direction for effective teaching
Identifies the knowledge, skills
and dispositions of teaching
Parallel to the National Competency Based
Teaching standards
● Guide the mentoring process
● Influence professional development
EFFECTIVE
TEACHERS…
Know the content Create a
Understand the suitable
development of learning
the student environment
Value the Adapt and
diversity of the modify
students within instruction
the class Use effective
Plan strategic communicatio
lessons using n
research-base Collaborate with
d practices all members of
 A VISION OF
TEACHING
Connect the dots in the puzzle using
only four straight lines without lifting
your pen/pencil off of the paper.
How does this relate to
our teaching?
 INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING
AND STRATEGIES

Plans are developed to provide students

with meaningful learning experiences
Plans connect to related learning
opportunities
Teaching is based instructional strategies
that focus on best practice and research
Teaching is supported by strategies that
foster interest and progress
 THE DISTRICT
POLICY
Plans are a legal document
Usually required weekly to
the supervisor
Plan books (district, purchased,
self- made notebooks)
Substitute
plans
Objectives
● Needed materials
● Teacher’s editions pages, student
pages
 GOOD PLANNING
Keeps the teacher and students on track
Achieves the objectives
Helps teachers to avoid “unpleasant” surprises
Provides the roadmap and visuals in a logical
sequence
Provides direction to a substitute
Encourages reflection, refinement, and
improvement
Enhances student achievement
 POOR
PLANNING
Frustration for the teacher and the
student
Aimless wandering
Unmet objectives
No connections to prior learnings
Disorganization
Lack of needed materials
A waste of time
Poor management
 A GOOD LESSON
INCLUDES
Objectives
Pre-assessmen
t List of
materials
Warm-up and
introduction
Presentation
Practice
Evaluation
Closure
 LET’S
BEGIN…
The format of a
lesson should..

● Go one step at a
time
● Have a picture for
every step
● Have a minimal
reliance on words
An effective lesson plan is a set of plans for building
something – it “constructs” the learning.
The greater the structure of
a lesson and the more
precise the directions on
what is to be accomplished,
the higher the achievement
rate.
Harry Wong, The First Days of
Teaching
Approaches To Lesson Planning
basic elements:
3-5 lesson objectives
Content to be covered
Activities (lecture, group work,
problem-solving, etc.)
Resources and materials needed (including
technology)
Timing
Out of class work and assessment
The following classic lesson planning
models are most popular in lesson
planning. These are

1. Gagne’s frame work for

instructional development,
2. Hunter’s seven steps of lesson
planning and
3. The 5 E's lesson planning model
 Gagne’s frame work for
instructional
⚫ Gaining attention development
⚫ Informing learners of the objective
⚫ Stimulating recall of prior learning
⚫ Presenting the content
⚫ Providing learning guidance
⚫ Providing opportunities to practice
⚫ Providing feedback (information about how to improve)
⚫ Assessing performance (exam, tests, papers)
⚫ Enhancing retention and transfer
Madeline Hunter’s Seven Steps
Lesson Plan
⚫ Getting Students Ready to Learn
⚫ Review
⚫ Protective Set
⚫ Stating the objective
⚫ Instruction
⚫ Input and modeling
⚫ Checking for Understanding
⚫ Check for understanding
⚫ Guided practice (provide feedback without grading)
⚫ Independent Practice
⚫ Independent practice (usually for a graded assignment)
 5 E’s of Lesson
⚫ Engage Planning

⚫ Explore

⚫ Explain

⚫ Elaborate

⚫ Evaluate
 Course And Unit Planning
⚫ Decide a topic
⚫ Determine objectives
⚫ Identify learning outcomes- (the desirable
results)
⚫ Determine assessment
⚫ Design learning experiences and organize
material- the content
⚫ Develop evaluation mechanism-evaluation
Information marketing-course description
 PRE-ASSESSMEN
T
What are the characteristics of
the learners in the class?
What do the students
already know and
understand?
How do my students learn best?
What modifications in
instruction might I need to
make?
 OBJECTIVE
S
A description of what the
student will be able to do at the
end of the lesson
Provides alignment with the
curriculum and performance
standards
* Use behavioral verbs to describe
the expected outcomes (ACTION)
● No-no’s: appreciate,
 MATERIAL
S
Plan! Prepare! Have on hand!
● Murphy’s Law

Envision your
needs. List all
resources.
Have enough manipulatives
(when needed) for groups or
individuals.
 WARM-UP AND
INTRODUCTIO
Nattention of the students
Grab the
PROVIDES THE INTEREST/MOTIVATION
factor
Set the tone for the lesson connected to
the objective
● A question
● A story
● A saying
● An activity
● A discussion starter

BE CREATIVE
 PROCEDURES
AND
PRESENTATION
Sets up a step-by-step plan
Provides a quick review
of previous learning
Provides specific activities to
assist students in developing
the new knowledge
Provides
●
modeling of a new
A picture is worth a thousand
skill
● words. I hear, I see………..I do!
 LEARNING
ACTIVITIES
Graphic organizers Cooperative
Creative play groups
Peer presenting Inquiry learning
Direct instruction
Performances
Differentiation
Role playing
Direct Instruction
Debates
Game making
Projects
 PRACTIC
APPLYING WHAT IS LEARNED
E
Provide multiple learning activities
Guided practice (teacher controlled)
● Use a variety of questioning strategies to
determine the level of understanding
● Journaling, conferencing
Independent practice
● Practice may be differentiated
BUILD ON SUCCESS
 CLOSUR
E
Lesson Wrap-up: Leave students with
an imprint of what the lesson covered.
● Students summarize the major concepts
● Teacher recaps the main points
● Teacher sets the stage for the next phase
of learning
 EVALUATIO
Assess the N
learning
● Teacher made test
● In-class or homework
assignment
● Project to apply the
learning in real-life
situation
● Recitations and
summaries
● Performance
assessments
● Use of rubrics
● Portfolios
● Journals
 REFLECTIO
N
What went well in the lesson?
What problems did I experience?
Are there things I could have done
differently?
How can I build on this lesson to
make future lessons successful?
 THE
SUBSTITUTE…
The Key toNOW
substituteWHAT?
success – DETAILED
LESSON PLANS
● Discipline routines
● Children with special needs
● Fire drill and emergency procedures
● Helpful students, helpful colleagues
● Classroom schedule
● Names of administrators
● Expectations for the work
● Packet of extra activities
A teacher is one
who brings us
tools and
enables us to
use them.Jean
Toomer