LESSON PLANNING PLAN THINKING SKILL MAP LOG PLANNING IS NOT SCRIPTING Prediction Content Teachers are REASONS FOR A CHANGE Anticipation Materials own Magic moments Sequencing Activities observers Sensible diversion Organizing Sequencing Unforseen problems Simplifying Timing

COMPONENTS of a LESSON PLAN GENERAL AREAS TO OBSERVE CONTEXT LEARNERS OBJECTIVES TEACHING POINTS SUBJECT MATTER TASKS and TEACHING PROCEDURES PUT HARDER TASKS EARLIER HAVE QUIETER ACTIVITIES BEFORE THE LIVELY ONES END ON A POSITIVE NOTE MATERIALS CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT THREE MAIN SECTIONS 1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION ABOUT THE CLASS 2.LANGUAGE ANALYSIS OF ITEMS 3.PROCEDURES stage by stage description THREE STAGES 1.Presentation/ Engage/ Warm up 2.Practice /Development 3.Feedback/ Closure

LESSON AIMS PROCEDURAL ACHIEVEMENT INDICATE WHAT STUDENTS WILL DO WHAT TEACHER HOPES STUDENTS WILL ACHIEVE LEARNER´S PERSPECTIVE: “By the end of the year, the learners will have…/will be able to…” TEACHING MEANS : FINDING OUT WHERE GOING THERE LEARNING IS THE CHALLENGE

INFORMAL PLANNING A BRIEF “RUNNING ORDER” : SPECIFIC LANGUAGE POINTS /MATERIALS FLOW CHART : NOTES IN SKETCH BOXES FOCUS ON “CRITICAL LEARNING MOMENTS”: SPECIFIC KEY THINGS AND PROBLABLE CRITICAL MOMENTS LISTING MAIN TEACHING POINTS: CHALLENGES IN TEACHING POINTS THE JUNGLE PATH : NO PLANNING AT ALL

ROLES of a TEACHER CONTROLLER whole class is focused on the teacher ORGANIZER engages instructs initiates provides feedback ASSESSOR teacher offers feedback and correction on performance PROMPTER teacher pushes them up in a supportive way PARTICIPANT teacher encourages things from inside. RESOURCE teacher is helpful and reliable when students want information TUTOR combination of prompter and resource. OBSERVER teacher observes and provides feedback MENTOR students pattern teacher´s behaviour and work ethics to match instructors Which role?

STUDENT`S ROLES AUTHORITY SUBJECTS TO AUTHORITY ASSESSOR ASSESSED TRANSMITTER RECEIVER MOTIVATOR PEOPLE TO BE MOTIVATED ACTIVATOR PEOPLE TO BE ACTIVATED COUNSELLOR CLIENT SELLER OF SERVICES BUYER RESOURCE USERS DOMINANCE DEPEND ON THE TEACHER´S ATTITUDE AND METHODOLOGY PENNY UR´S TABLE

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: COURSEBOOKS BENEFITS Framework : provide a sense of structure and progress Syllabus: if the coursebook is followed systematically. Ready-made texts and tasks: save time for teachers. Economy: the cheapest way of providing learning material for each learner Convenience: they are light and small enough to carry around RESTRICTIONS PPP as inexorable format Solutions Using the DIY approach Using coursebook more creatively Omit and replace COHERENT add material PATTERN re- order activities /lessons reduce CHOOSING A COURSEBOOK CHECKLISTS Assessement statements A THREE STAGE PROCEDURE Selecting areas for assessment Stating beliefs Using statements for assessment

THE BOARD PURPOSES NOTE PAD EXPLANATION AID HE IS A PILOT IS HE A PILOT? PICTURE FRAME PUBLIC WORKBOOK GAME BOARD NOTICEBOARD OHP BENEFITS TEACHERS CAN BLANK SOME PARTS OF TRANSPARENCIES. TRANSPARENCIES CAN BE PUT ON TOP OF EACH OTHER TO BUILD DIAGRAMS A BLANK TRANSPARENCY CAN BE PUT ON A TEXT WITH BLANKS FOR STUDENTS TO WRITE ON IT. FLIP CHART COMPUTER –BASED PRESENTATION TECHNOLOGY CAN BE USED FOR MAKING NOTES / FOR RECORDING MAIN POINTS IN A GROUP DISCUSSION PRESENTATION SOFTWARE Power Point Visal material in a dynamic way IWB - teachers and students can write on board where images are being projected. - they can manipulate images on board with special pens or just fingers. - what appears on board can be saved or printed. - parts of board can be masked so as to reveal information gradually

REFERENCE MATERIAL DICTIONARIES CHANGES IN PAPER DICTIONARIES sophisticated bilingual dictionaries CD ROMS can include great amount of information easy to carry alphabetical search is not necessary ELECTRONIC POCKET DICTIONARIES DISADVANTAGES students use them during tests too small display screen do not allow to get details. ONLINE DICTIONARIES freely available on line. clear definitions and useful information CONCORDANCES search large corpora of language provide all the possible collocations or positions of a word in a sentence LEARNING ACTIVITIES

THE INTERNET Searching the Internet SKILL in itself INTERESTING SITES ENCYCLOPEDIAS PRACTISING word processing / word editing LANGUAGE ways of composing mousepals ON THE chats INTERNET blogging authoring virtual learning s online courses VLE blogs chat sites platforms