Teacher/Faculty Lesson Plan Exercises
Instrument 1: Lesson
Plan Format
Project: Sisters
in Science: Intergenerational
Partnerships in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Education
Temple University
Funding Source: NSF:
Program for Women and Girls (HRD)
Purpose: To
help teachers organize their
class, in order to improve their teaching and thus improve
student learning
Administered To: Teachers
participating in the project
Topics Covered:
- Lesson/Curriculum Plan: activities, assessment,
collaboration, content, engagement, learning
environment, objectives, prerequisites, resources,
techniques, under-represented populations
Format/Length: 9
open-ended themes with multiple questions and guidelines for
teachers.
Education 231 - Lesson Plan Format
Spring Semester '98 |
Objective
- What do you want the student to be able to do
when the lesson is completed?
- Which standard/benchmarks will you address in the lesson?
- What specific concepts/facts do you want the students
to learn?
- Are the concepts/facts relevant and engaging to all students?
(i.e. consider the ethnicity, developmental level, and gender
of students when choosing concepts, facts and activities
for the lesson)
- What specific skills do you want the students to acquire/practice?
Introduction
- What prerequisite knowledge/conceptual understandings
do the students need for this lesson?
- How will you determine the prerequisite knowledge/conceptual
understandings the students possess?
- How will you address misconceptions with respect to science
content and cultural/gender stereotypes?
- How does this lesson connect to previous lessons?
- How does this lesson connect to future lessons?
- How does the content of this lesson connect to other subject
areas?
Materials
- What things will you need to actually present the lesson?
- for yourself
- for the students
Procedures
- Organizational Structure
- How will the class be organized as you deliver instruction?
| Examples |
Small group |
Learning Centers |
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Whole class |
Cooperative groups |
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Pairs |
Individual students |
- Motivation (Engage)
- What will you do to pique students' interest about
the content/topic of the lesson? (AGAIN: consider
the ethnicity, developmental level, and gender of the
students)
- How will you relate the new content to students' previous
experiences?
- Activity
| This section is the most critical part of your
lesson plan. Write a step-by-step detailed outline.
Use the following questions to structure your outline. |
What will the student do during the lesson?
- What activities will engage students in exploration
of the concept?
(Exploration)
- Are the activities equally gender relevant
(i.e. interesting to boys and girls)
What will students manipulate during the exploration?
What visual displays will be used?
How will the discussion be used?
How will you equally engage all students
in discussion?
What information will students have to write/record?
What will you (the teacher) do during the lesson?
- How will you allow students to communicate their understandings
of the exploration?
(Explanation)
- What questions will you ask of the students?
What levels of questioning will be used?
What responses do you expect from the students?
What will students do to apply the presented content/skills
to new situations? (Extension)
What will you do to have students reflect on their
own understandings? (Extension)
Summary
- What will you do to determine the extent to which
students gained the desired content/skills? (Evaluation)
- What questions will you ask of the students?
- What responses do you expect from the students?
Assignment
- What independent work will be given to students to
further apply the knowledge?
Source
- What references did you use to create this lesson?
- Does your material represent multiple perspectives
of the content/topic?
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