SIUC Instructor Workshop Lesson Plan Familiarization and Personalization

Learning Objectives UNDERSTAND lesson plan organization UNDERSTAND the requirements for each portion of the lesson plan DEMONSTRATE ability to personalize a lesson plan prior to instruction DEMONSTRATE the ability to follow a lesson plan during instruction

Topic Roadmap Lesson Plan Contents and Organization Research Questioning Personalization Summary and Review

Introduction Attention Have you ever… Can you imagine… ? Motivation Why is this important? Why should you learn about it now? Overview How much will be covered? How have the ideas been organized? What activities will take place?

Motivation Before we get started, there are some things you can expect to gain from this topic. First and foremost, you will gain knowledge on how to enhance your lesson by understanding lesson plan organization. Also you will gain the confidence to be able effectively personalize lesson plans used to teach. This will give you the ability to ensure your students are getting the most out of your instruction. Mastering this lesson will take you one step closer to graduation day and to the graduation certificate that will identify you as an Instructor.

Body “Crux of the Biscuit” Lecture: The material/knowledge to be taught to meet the topic objectives (Lecture) Demonstration: Shows how the procedure or skill is done Followed by evaluation of student performance

Transitions What happened next? (time) What was the main problem / obvious solution? (problem/solution) What is the next element to consider? What is the next part of the structure to examine? What is the next location to move to? (space) What has/is now happening? What was the result? (cause and effect)

Conclusion Summary What have I said? What does it seem to mean? Remotivation Why is this knowledge important to you? How can you use it?

Close Imagine this – your are … ? This should be tied back to the attention step

Personalization Read through the entire lesson to gain an understanding of the content Familiarize yourself with topic Understand learning objectives and determine how they will be met

Introduction Brief personal history Establish expertise in area of topic Why are you the right person to teach this lesson? Share a personal story when the knowledge to be gained in this lesson has helped you

Discussion Points Make a list of critical points you want learners to remember Breakdown discussion points in a logical sequence Add/Enter the notes you will use to accomplish learning objectives Identify examples/analogies for moving information to long term memory Develop at least five open ended questions to confirm learning and comprehension Develop transition statements to provide relationships

Review and Summary Determine how you will recap major points of lesson Explain how learning objectives were met Develop at least two factual questions to check learner comprehension Develop a positive statement highlighting the importance of the topic  DO NOT INTRODUCE NEW/EXTRA INFORMATION

Review and Summary Objectives Lesson Plan Organization Lesson Plan Contents Lesson Plan Personalization

Lesson Plans Questions