Educating the Educator: Effective Lesson Planning for Migrant Education Program Instructors Damaso Albino, MU Lysandra Alexander, PDE Jane Hershberger, CCIU

2  To present a lesson plan format that you can start using today! Purpose of this Module

3  Please refer to your lesson plan handout:  Student Information  Lesson Name  Purpose of Lesson  Standards  Materials  Lesson Activities  Assessment of Learning  Teacher Reflections Parts of a Lesson Plan

4  Name  Home Country and Language  Grade  ESL Level  Reading Level  Math Level  Last Grade Finished in Home Country Student Information

5 Is helpful for:  Students to know lesson topic  Teachers to access lesson  Sharing lesson with other teachers  Providing focus to lesson Lesson Name

6  States lesson goal  Defines what student will be able to do (SWBAT) at the end of the lesson Purpose of the Lesson

7  Pennsylvania’s academic standards define what a student should know and be able to do at a specified grade level.  Continue to be the foundation upon which to build a locally designed curriculum.  Provide teacher and student focus. Standards

8 What do you need to implement the lesson you designed?  On-hand:  Books, magazines, articles  Websites and other online resources  Paper, pencils, pens, markers, crayons, scissors  Copies of all handouts  Need to requisition/purchase ahead of time:  Projector  Internet access  Computers  Lesson-specific needs (games, cards, marbles, beakers, etc.)  White boards, dry erase markers, erasers Materials

9  Preparation  Materials  Copies  Technology  Pacing  Length of lesson  Length of each activity  Adjusting lesson as necessary  Creating a Positive Learning Environment  Wherever you are  Encourage student participation  Engage students Lesson Activity Essentials

10 Order of Activities  Beginning  Introduction  Review of previous lesson (as applicable)  Activating prior knowledge  Frontloading vocabulary  Middle  Substance of the lesson  Knowledge and skill development activities  End  Summary of lesson  Assessment of student learning Lesson Activity Essentials

11  What did the students learn?  Examples of Assessment:  Question and Answer  Pencil/Paper “Quiz”  Student gives examples of knowledge and skills gained  Graphic organizer  SWBAT…? Assessment of Learning

12 Ask yourself the following questions:  What did I learn about my students?  Was this a successful lesson?  What worked?  What did not work?  What would I do the same?  What would I do differently next time? Teacher Reflection

13  Migrant Literacy Net  OSY Migrant  Tennessee Migrant Education Website  WIDA Can Do Descriptors  SAS Portal  ELL Overlay Resources

14  Educator 2.0: Strategies and Techniques for Lesson Activities  Graphic Organizers  I Do, We Do, You Do  Effective Questioning Other Related Modules

15 For more information on Teaching Strategies, please visit PDE’s website at The mission of the department is to academically prepare children and adults to succeed as productive citizens. The department seeks to ensure that the technical support, resources and opportunities are in place for all students, whether children or adults, to receive a high quality education.