1. From Big Ideas to Lesson Plans
Objectives
What students should be able to know and do by the end of the course?
Learning
Goals
Nature
of the
Content
Learning
Experiences
Content Plan
Content Plan: organize what you are going to teach
LESSON PLANS
Assessment
Activities

2. Nutrition Example Describe and explain the digestion process
Objectives
& Learning
Goals
Nature
of the
Content
Learning
experiences
LESSON
PLAN
Describe and explain the digestion process
Digestion is a process; a sequence of events
Listen
Show pictures or video while lecturing
See
Talk about it
Peer-teaching, concept mapping
Get involved in the process
Build a model, role-play
Review
Quiz

3. Components of a Lesson Plan
The lesson plan will follow the same path from backward design!
Course number and name
OBJECTIVES:
Big Ideas
Topic & Context
Learning Objectives
ASSESSMENTS:
Performance Tasks
Other formative assessment activities
Reserve some time to self-assess your plan
LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
Time
Teaching Method
Professor Instructions and Student Learning Activities
Material and Resources