Effective Lesson PlanningPresented by Matt Sajn

(Academic and Liberal Studies Division)

To start• What keeps student engaged in a

college classroom?o Clear, manageable outcomes (an end)

o Relevant material

o Engaging or fun activities (the means)

o A sense of structure

o The fact that the class is likely a prerequisite for program completion

Who am I?

Matt Sajn

Professor of Communications - Academic and Liberal Studies DivisionTwitter: @MattSajn

Instagram: @teachermattEmail: msajn@niagaracollege.caOffice: W307 (Glendale Campus)

Lesson Outcomes• See the list of outcomes for the Part-Time Teacher Development

Program on your table. Which one of these best might suit a class on effective lesson planning?

Lesson Outcomes• Analyse the relationship between course outcomes, teaching

methodologies, and evaluation in curriculum.

• Maintain a positive and dynamic classroom environment that adheres to principles of Universal Design for Learning.

• Use blackboard, educational technology and web 2.0 tools to support active learning.

• Apply the theories of adult learning in order to enhance teaching and learning.

Pre-TestWork in groups to come up with a collection of concerns or issues with regards to developing a lesson plan at a post-secondary level.

I.e. Time Management

Lesson Planning Concern

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Timing

What if I don’t have enough material to cover

a three hour lesson?

What if I don’t have enough time?

BOPPPS• Bridge: How will you capture the interest of your students?

• Outcomes: What is the point of the lesson?

• Pre-Test: How will you gauge how much your audience already knows about your topic?

• Participatory Learning: How will you lead your students to the course outcome(s)?

• Post-Assessment: How to gauge whether students have met outcomes?

• Summary: What sort of final message do you want to leave students with?

Participatory Learning1. From the list of topics on your table, select one which you would like

to use to explore the BOPPPS structure.

2. I will assign you one part of the BOPPPS structure. Try to come up with an activity or a list of activities that might fit this part.

3. We will discuss possible lesson ideas.

Post-Assessment• Select one person to share both your topic, your BOPPPPS area, and

your activity/activities

• Did we point out any strengths or weaknesses with this method?

• What are some of the other ways we might gauge audience understanding here?

• Exit slips or collecting written work; Kahoot.it or poll everywhere; targeted questioning, etc.

Summary• Please contact me with any additional questions! See my contact

information on blackboard, or tweet @MattSajn.

• Connect: The folks at CAE are true experts in this field, and always have open doors.

• Reflect: BOPPPS is just one of the thousands of ways to conduct a lesson. Whether or not you use it, keep student learning at the center of it all.