SIX STEPS TO EFFECTIVE LESSON PLANNING

1. Expectations2. Pre-assessment3. Assessment

4. Content

5. Strategies

6. Reflections

EXPECTATIONS

Derived from current Ministry of Education Guidelines

Can be modified as appropriate to reflect a students’ current I.E.P.

PRE-ASSESSMENT

What do you know about the learners’ needs?

What needs to be done to make the learning environment suitable for the lesson?

What resources will be needed?

ASSESSMENT

Backward design Tell the learner what he/she will know or be

able to do at the end of the lesson. Determine how the learners will demonstrate

their learning. Consider including choices to accommodate

learning styles. Try to integrate assessment with expectations

from other subject areas.

CONTENT

Introduction – “hook” them! - See p.62 of Creating the

Dynamic Classroom for some

general motivation strategies

Establishing the Learning

- model, model , model!

STRATEGIES

Move through the 4 Phases of Instruction - Motivation ( the hook) - New Learning ( model) - Consolidation ( use new learning in “near” contexts) - Application(s) ( use new learning in “far” or removed contexts)* Strategies can be accommodated for special

needs.

REFLECTIONS

Were expectations achieved?Were strategies effective?What should be done differently next

time?Establish “next steps” for solidifying this

learning.