Teachers: Planning a Necessity Planning and Implementing Effective Small-Group Activities

Planning involves: Being Diagnosticians –putting children first –knowing children’s skills Being Designers –applying principles of child development Being Organizers –analyzing resources & materials –goals & objectives

Effective Planning Being Evaluators –Evaluation questions - Bloom’s taxonomy –Written assessments Being Writers –tangible records –accountability purposes –know why, what, and how

Planning Basics Objectives Content Assumptions/ Prerequisite Skills Materials Procedures Strategies Extensions Simplifications Evaluation Hints for Success Closure/Review Reflection

Teaching Strategies Ensuring sensory involvement Environmental Cues Task Analysis Scaffolding Guided Practice Modeling Questions Effective Praise

More Strategies Behavior & Paraphrase Reflections Telling/Explaining/Informing Do-It Signals Challenges Silence Other strategies???? Ideas??????

Strategies that Promote Learning:

Cooperative Group Activity Define Exploratory Activities Give an example of Guided Discovery What are steps to Problem Solving? Characteristics of Good Discussions Expectations of Cooperative Learning Demonstrate Demonstrations How does Direct Instruction work?

Writing a Lesson Plan Write plans in different domains: aesthetic, affective, cognitive, language, physical, and social. Make objective, activity, and assessment are congruent to one another. Tailor your plans to meet the specific needs of students. Write as many details down as possible.

Writing Lesson Plans As you get more experience, shorten lesson plans. Make sure plan is complete, including all components. Prepare to carry out your plan. Gather materials in advance. ALWAYS reflect on your plan-evaluate the effectiveness of the children’s learning.