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Planning
TEFL Practicum
2014
Dr. Kia Karavas
What is a lesson plan?
It is a systematic record of what will be
covered during a lesson; a written
description of how students will move
towards attaining specific objectives.
Plan: A systematic means to reach an
end (a goal).
Lesson Plan: A model of organized
learning events within a standardized time
period of a formal instructional process.
Why plan your lessons?
The success or failure of a lesson will
often be determined by the amount of
planning the teacher has done and the
extent to which the preparation for the
lesson is linked to the teachers overall
goals
Classroom management problems can
often be traced to poor or ineffective
lesson preparation.
Planning ensures that there is some kind
of system and balance in students
learning.
Why plan your lessons?
Planning ensures that the teacher can answer
questions accurately and can provide
explanations when required.
The knowledge that they are well prepared gives
teachers confidence.
Planning enables the teacher to improve timing
by comparing the estimated time for activities
with the actual time spent.
Planning raises teachers awareness of what
they want to achieve with their students.
Why plan your lessons?
Planning helps teachers to think about the
lesson in advance to resolve problems and
difficulties.
Teacher can look at their plans after the
lesson has finished and evaluate the
effectiveness of the lesson.
The plan makes your workload lighter the
following year.
Poor lesson planning
Frustration for the teacher and the
student
Aimless wandering
Unmet objectives
No connections to prior learning
Disorganization
A waste of time
Poor management
Elements of a lesson plan
Objectives
Activities
Include practice Assessment
with feedback
Two main sections:
A) initial information
Introduction
(Homework Checkup)
New Material Presentation
Classroom Activities
Assessment - Evaluation
Closure