Developing Lesson Plans for the 90 Minute Block
Anchoring: Prior to Instruction Communicating Objectives of the Lesson Sharing the Itinerary of the Day/Period Activating Students’ Current Knowledge
Maximizing Student Concentration: During Instruction Using a Variety of Explanatory Devices: Auditory: Modeling Thinking Aloud Visual: Using Charts, Graphic Organizers Kinesthetic: Manipulatives
Maximizing Student Concentration: During Instruction Providing Processing Time: Chunking Input and Student Processing time: ~Allow 10 seconds wait time before calling on students ~Include Movement Time
Maximizing Student Concentration: During Instruction Checking for Understanding: ~Frequently, During Instruction, with all students (“dipsticking”) ~ Recall, Comprehension and Higher Level Questioning
Maximizing Student Retention: Following Instruction Summarizing by the Instructor Key Ideas Concepts Using Visuals to Accompany Words Structuring Student Summarization Assigning Meaningful Practice or Application Tasks
MODEL A FOR 90 Minute Class TimeActivity 10 min. Greeting, Announcement of Objectives 25 min. Teacher-directed, whole class instruction, mini-lesson 30 min.Student-centered/teacher assisted activity 15 min.Whole Group Discussion on Student-Centered Work Could include student presentation 10 min.Formative Assessment, Homework Assignment, Closure of Day’s Work
MODEL B FOR 90 Minute Class TimeActivity 10 min. Review, Focus on Objectives/ Warm-up 15 min. Lecture/ Facts review 25 min.Small Group Work 25 min.Small Group Presentation 15 min.Formative Assessment, Homework Assignment, Closure of Day’s Work
Three Part Lesson FOR 90 Minute Class TimeActivity 30 min. PART 1: Teacher Directed Lesson ~Objectives Stated ~Lesson presented through lecture ~Student skill practice ~Discussion of student practice 15 min.PART 2: Vocabulary Study ~Whole group discussion on new words includes student discussion 45 min.PART 3: Students Grouped for Topic Discussion ~Students complete study guide independently ~Students in groups discuss specific application questions and prepare to present to group ~Small Groups present to whole class ~Closure and Homework Assignment
Model Lesson for 90 Minute Lab Class TimeActivity 10 min.Announcement of Objectives, Warm-Up ~Introduction: Why? 70 min.Work on Lab Activity ~Data Collection ~Data Analysis ~Conclusion 10 min.Extension/Closure ~Sharing Results ~Pulling Lesson Together ~Extension