Dr. George Aramath leading a teacher training session on developing a Lesson Plan. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED — This training is highly recommended for new teachers as well as experienced teachers!
Handouts & Slides
Brief Notes
- Step 1 – Goal Setting
- Student Centered, Specific, Observable
- Focused
- Step 2 – Warm Up
- 5-10 minutes
- Interesting + Connected to lesson
- Simple enough that kids can do on their own
- Strategy 1 – hook question
- not factual-based
- personal + tied to life
- Strategy 2 – jot thoughts
- Kids write anything related to topic (1 idea per sheet)
- Try to cover table with ideas
- Extend with “Find-a-Frame”
- Organize thoughts into categries (places, people, name, numbers, etc..)
- Graphic organizers / mind map
- Strategy 3 – Image/Object
- See – what do you see
- Think – what do you think is going on
- Wonder – What does it make you wonder
- Maybe leave explanation till end
- images.google.com / icon
- Step 3 – Guided Practice
- Student Centered = Active Learning
- Longest Section of lesson plan
- Jigsaw Groups
- Divide lesson into different segments (chronological, categorical, etc)
- Assign one or more segmnet to group of students
- Give student time to read/study their segment ( maybe provide extra material )
- Teacher faciliting
- students presest their segment to the group
- Give a assessment or quiz on the material
- www.jigsaw.org
- Step 4 – Wrap Up
- Strategy 1 – reflection worksheet
- Give choice on what to fill in
- Keep in class/journal
- Strategy 2 – headlines
- Students are to write a headline that expresses core of the lesson
- Students share headlines with reason behind their choice
- Find common theme between them
- Strategy 1 – reflection worksheet