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TITLE O F L ESSON P LAN:

Workshop f or G raduate T eaching C ertificate E nrollees: Writing E ffective L esson P lans

LEARNING O BJECTIVES A ND G OALS:

1. Develop c onsistent, y et f lexible, d efinition o f l esson p lans;

2. Understand m ultiple u ses o f a nd a udiences f or l esson p lans;

3. Understand f ive c entral f eatures o f a ll l esson p lans ( learning o bjectives, o verview o f

activities, r ationale f or s equencing/pacing a ctivities, o utcomes a ssessment,

supplementary m aterials);

4. Gain p ractice i n w riting l esson p lans s pecific t o e ach s tudents’ d iscipline a nd/or c ourse

content;

5. Have o pportunity f or p eer f eedback o n s tudent-‐generated l esson p lans.

OVERVIEW O F A CTIVITIES: One-‐hour w orkshop

1. Introduction t o L esson P lans ( 25 m inutes)

a. In l ecture/discussion f ormat, r eview A ppendix A :

i. Overview d efinitions, u ses o f, a nd a udience f or l esson p lans.

b. In l ecture/discussion f ormat, r eview h andout A ppendix B :

i. Address n eeds o f v isual l earners v ia “ concept w eb” a nd “ grid” m odels o f

lesson p lans.

ii. Emphasize m ultiple t erms f or 5 c entral f eatures o f l esson p lans

(learning o bjectives, o verview o f a ctivities, r ationale f or

sequencing/pacing a ctivities, o utcomes a ssessment, s upplementary

materials).

c. In l ecture/discussion f ormat, r eview A ppendix C : S ample L esson P lans

i. Discuss s trategies f or a ddressing 5 c entral f eatures ( learning

objectives, o verview o f a ctivities, r ationale f or s equencing/pacing

activities, o utcomes a ssessment, s upplementary m aterials);

ii. Discuss m ultiple i nterpretations o f a nd p otential a pproaches t o w riting

lesson p lans;

iii. Invite s pecific d iscussion o n “ Assessment” s ection, a s s tudents

commonly h ave d ifficulty w ith t hat s ection;

iv. Emphasize a udience a wareness i n l esson p lan w riting.

2. Workshop: W riting a nd R evision L esson P lans ( 25 M inutes)

a. Review I nstructions f or W orkshop A ctivity:

i. Self-‐select, g roups o f 2 -‐ 3

ii. Discuss e ach l esson p lan d raft i ndividually, a ccording t o q uestions o n

Appendix D : Lesson P lan W orkshop G uide

b. Participants w ill r evise a nd d evelop t heir l esson p lans a ccording t o f eedback

c. Workshop f acilitators w ill c heck i n w ith e ach g roup i nformally, a nswering

questions, o ffering s uggestions, e tc.

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