Framework for Teaching Effective Lesson Planning

GOALS (this session) To define Big ideas, Essential Questions, Objectives and Aims To identify resources for components lesson planning To summarize NYS Standards and CCLS To provide TIME for writing objectives for your unit of study 2

Curriculum It is usually structured in Units Subdivided into Daily Lesson Plans Curriculum Is at the Heart of Education All lessons are based on curriculum Theme(s), topics 3

LET’S BEGIN Domain 1: Big Ideas and Essential Questions Domain 2: Planning and Preparation Domain 3: Strategies for Effective Teaching Domain 4: Developing Assessments Aligned with Curriculum and CCLS 4

B EFORE WE BEGIN … Take a couple of minutes to write your personal definition of “Big Idea” and “Essential Questions” as it relates to instruction, learning and assessment. 5

What is the purpose of what I intend to teach? A big idea is a concept, theme, or issue that gives meaning and connection to discrete facts and skills. BIG IDEA Curriculum (standards) is the blue print for learning. Our focus should not be specific to a standard or individual lesson, but towards the BIG IDEA!!!!! 6

7 Are Mental Velcro that: Serve as organizers to target instruction Push students to higher levels of thinking Serve as a connectors across curricular areas Can not be answered “yes” or “no,” nor found in the text Essential Questions

Activity for Big Idea Choose a partner to work with. Your job is to classify the following statements as Big Ideas or Skills Be ready to share your reasoning for your classification. Big Ideas vs.Skills 8

RESOURCES!!!!! Why re-invent the wheel?????? Resources on big ideas and essential questions!!!! mframework/ (Mrs. Nunez’s Favorite) 9

OBJECTIVES A description of what the student will know and be able to do at the end of the lesson ( Where Great Teaching Begins: Planning for student thinking and learning by Anne R. Reeves) Provides alignment with district and state goals (Uses CCLS) Use behavioral verbs to describe the expected outcomes (ACTION) Avoid Wording Such As: appreciate, enjoy, understand, love, etc. 10 Objectives answer two of the four key questions of planning: What will students learn? To what degree will they learn? To what depth and breadth? How will they acquire this learning? How will they demonstrate this learning?

Learning objectives are statements of what you are setting out to teach, although expressed as if the students were going to learn it. Outcomes are statements of what a student will know or be able to do, if she or he has learned everything in the lesson. 11

Verbs to use for Objectives: List Identify Rephrase Tell Define Explain Draw Solve, Describe Compare Contrast Create Summarize Diagram Design Evaluate Order List Predict Discover 12

Characteristics of Effective Objectives: They are clear & specific They focus on thinking Their mastery can be demonstrated They are measurable They are aligned with standards 13 Objectives answer two of the four key questions of planning: What will students learn? To what degree will they learn? To what depth and breadth? How will they acquire this learning? How will they demonstrate this learning?

Writing Aims & Objectives Instructional Objectives - statements of what the students will know and be able to do at the end of a lesson/unit. Aim - the goal/objective of the lesson, written for students, in the form of a question. Start with Objectives, then think of activities (tasks). ( Otherwise, we focus on the activity and may not really know if it is really valuable as a learning objective.) In this session, try to set out All of the Objectives for a Unit you will be teaching. In subsequent sessions, we will focus on setting tasks, differentiation, and assessment for them. 14

A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on a cold iron. Horace Mann Thank you for Completing the 2 nd Session! 15 Until the Next Session, when planning try to make sure your lesson plans answer the four key questions: What will students learn? To what degree will they learn? To what depth and breadth? How will they acquire this learning? How will they demonstrate this learning? AND Include the following Characteristics for Effective Objectives: They are clear & specific They focus on thinking Their mastery can be demonstrated They are measurable They are aligned with standards