Lesson Planning

The Lesson Plan

How To Plan

• Know your Learning Outcomes

• Schedule your Learning Events

• Vary your Learning Activities

What are the characteristics of good

learning outcomes?

Achievable

Observable

Measurable / Accessible

Challenging

What is a HIGHER-ORDERThinking Skill?

Bloom’s Taxonomy : Cognitive Domain

Diploma

Bachelor

Post-Grad

In 2001, there was a revision to Bloom’s…

Learning is creating meaning and knowledge forms

Gain Attention

Inform Learners of the Objectives

Stimulate Recall of Prior Learning

Present the Stimulus

Provide Learner Guidance

Elicit Student Performance

Provide Feedback

Assess Performance

Enhance Retention& Transfer

“Recognising an Equilateral Triangle”

1. Gain attention – show variety of computer-generated triangles

2. Identify objective – pose question, “What is an equilateral triangle?”

3. Recall prior learning – review definitions of triangles

4. Present stimulus – give definition of equilateral triangle

“Recognising an Equilateral Triangle”

5. Guide learning – show example of how to create equilateral

6. Elicit performance – ask students to create 5 different examples

7. Provide feedback – check all examples as correct/incorrect

8. Assess performance – provide scores and remediation

9. Enhance Retention / Transfer – show pictures of objects and ask studens to identify equilaterals

Construct a Lesson Plan!

1. Confirm your learning outcomes

2. Plan out your lesson, activity-by-activity

Time Phase / Content Learning Activity Materials / Resources

ISSUES in PLANNING

• Over and under plan?

• Can I plan to “not finish the syllabus”?

• Can one plan be used for all classes/ cohorts?

• Should I stick to my plan 100%?