Ch. 7, p. 223
Planning a Lesson
The first step of a lesson, stating learning objectives or outcomes, represents a condensation of much advance lesson planning. As a teacher planning a lesson, you will need, at the least, to answer the following questions:
,li> What will students know or be able to do after the lesson? What will be the outcomes of their learning? How will you know when and how well students have achieved these learning outcomes or objectives?
- What information, activities, and experiences will you provide to help students acquire the knowledge and skills they need in order to attain the learning outcomes? How much time will be needed? How will you use in-class and out-of-class time? How will seatwork and homework assignments help students to achieve the learning objectives?
- What books and materials will you use to present the lesson, and what is their availability? When will you preview or test all the materials and create guidelines for students’ responses to them? Are all materials accurate, pedagogically sound, fair to different cultures, and appropriate in content and grade level?
- How many different methods of teaching will you incorporate? For example, will you combine reading, lecture, role-playing, videotape viewing, a demonstration, and a writing assignment?
- What participation structures will you use: whole-group or small-group discussions, cooperative learning groups, ability groups, individual assignments? What learning tasks will groups and individuals perform? How will you organize, monitor, and evaluate groups?
