Week+Nine

TUESDAY (10/13)

Review: what do you want them to know, how will you know they know it, how will they learn how to get to the CA.

Lesson Plan Format

Activity Strategies (WAYS YOU CAN DESIGN A LEARNING ACTIVITY) Activity, Direct, Group (Cooperative, Competitive, Collaborative); and Independent

What’s Good / What’s Bad in lessons you’ve seen? (attributes)

TO START: 1. Start by creating a list of the topics that need to be covered/uncovered (include formative assessments) to MEET THE OBJECTIVES AND GET YOUR STUDENTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL ON THE CA (consider using stickies).

2. On each sticky (or for each subtopic), begin to brainstorm different ways you could teach this content. Remember, your job is to fill the toolbox with engaging, meaningful activities that are varied in nature and offer multiple opportunities to develop skills. You don't have to exacting, but the more you think about diversity within teaching strategies, the better you will get at this. Think about:

--Individual learning ---group learning --problem-solving --collaborative work --multi-media --literature --research --reading / writing --AUTHENTICITY

4. Go back and DIRECTLY ALIGN each activity with the CA and the objectives.

DON'T EVER WRITE UP A LESSON PLAN UNLESS YOU ARE COMPLETELY SURE THAT THIS LESSON IS THE VERY BEST LESSON AND COULD NOT BE TAUGHT IN ANY OTHER WAY THAN THIS! (And you can't do that yet because you haven't seen enough!)

BRING THIS TO CLASS ON THURSDAY!

THURSDAY (10/15)

My Top 10 Teaching Methodologies (simulation; using multiple intelligences; socratic dialogue; synectics; expert panel; jigsaw; concept attainment; decisions, decisions; scavenger hunt; you be the teacher, etc.)

Homework: 1. Continue your work on your unit plan; 2. For each “stickie” (subtopic in your unit), start a list of different ways the subtopic could be taught. Don’t forget, you can certainly group subtopics together if you have a strategy that works to support all. 3. Prepare a lection with your notes, resources, and handouts (for your unit). Be sure to wrap it into a LESSON PLAN.