EFFECTIVE LESSON PLANNING

1. EFFECTIVE LESSONPLANNING Presented by Vicki Duff Mentor Training Coordinator Department of Education 609-292-0189 victoria.duff@doe.state.nj.us

2. GOALS • To summarize NJ standards-based reform efforts • To describe the value of effective planning • To discuss and utilize various components of effective lesson plans • To provide templates for lesson plans • To give guidance for substitute plans

3. A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on a cold iron. Horace Mann

4. INTRODUCTIONS • Name • School and position • What are the qualities of effective teaching? (What must a teacher know and be able to do?) BRAINSTORM A LIST

5. NEW JERSEY AND NCLB • Professional Development Standards • Core Curriculum Content Standards • The High Quality Teacher and Teaching Standards • Mentoring • State Assessments • Parent Involvement • Safe Schools • Annual Yearly Progress

6. PROFESSIONAL STANDARDSTHE MODEL FOR GOOD TEACHING • Provide direction for effective teaching • Identifies the knowledge, skills and dispositions of teaching • Parallel INTASC and National Board standards • Used to: • Drive all pre-service programs in New Jersey • Guide the mentoring process • Influence professional development

7. Know the content Understand the development of the student Value the diversity of the students within the class Plan strategic lessons using research-based practices Use multiple assessments toevaluate progress Create a suitable learning environment Adapt and modify instruction Use effective communication Collaborate with all members of the learning community Engage in sustained professional growth experiences EFFECTIVE TEACHERS…

8. 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?

9. 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

10. THE DISTRICT POLICY • Plans are a legal document • Usually required weekly to the supervisor • Plan books (district, purchased, self-made notebooks) • Substitute plans • Must include • CCCS • Objectives • Needed materials • Teacher’s editions pages, student pages • Short description activities

11. 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

12. 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

13. A GOOD LESSON INCLUDES • Objectives • Pre-assessment • List of materials • Warm-up and introduction • Presentation • Practice • Evaluation • Closure • Application

14. 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.

15. 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

16. PRE-ASSESSMENT • 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?

17. OBJECTIVES • A description of what the student will be able to do at the end of the lesson • Provides alignment with district and state goals (Uses CCCS) • Use behavioral verbs to describe the expected outcomes (ACTION) • No-no’s: appreciate, enjoy, understand, love, etc.

18. MATERIALS • Plan! Prepare! Have on hand! • Murphy’s Law • Envision your needs. • List all resources. • Have enough manipulatives (when needed) for groups or individuals.

19. WARM-UP AND INTRODUCTION • Grab the attention of the students • 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

20. 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 skill • A picture is worth a thousand words. • I hear, I see………..I do!

21. Graphic organizers Creative play Peer presenting Performances Role playing Debates Game making Projects Cooperative groups Inquiry learning Direct instruction Differentiation Direct Instruction LEARNING ACTIVITIES

22. PRACTICEAPPLYING WHAT IS LEARNED • 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

23. CLOSURE • 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

24. EVALUATION • Assess the 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 • Informal assessment

25. REFLECTION • 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?

26. THE SUBSTITUTE…NOW WHAT? • The Key to substitute success – DETAILED LESSON PLANS • Discipline routines • Children with special needs • Fire drill and emergency procedures • Helpful students, helpful colleagues (phone #’s) • Classroom schedule • Names of administrators • Expectations for the work • Packet of extra activities

27. A teacher is one who brings us tools and enables us to use them. Jean Toomer