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Goals & Objectives:
What will the students be able to do after doing what to what
level. What are the knowledge, skills, and attitudes gained. Goals are included
as a broad learning statement and objectives as specific items to be learned.
Prerequisites:
What must students already know before beginning this lesson?
Materials and Resources:
What needs to be prepared in advance by the teacher?
What does the student need to bring to the lesson?
Guiding Questions for this Activity:
Is there a main question being answered by the lesson?
Activity Outline and Procedure:
How will the materials be presented? The outline includes generating proper
learning set in students such as lesson focus and purpose with connections
to personal needs and interests. Also included are an outline of introductory
materials, presentation of materials, direction to learning activities, placement
of materials and activities, etc. Don't forget closure.
Teaching Strategies:
What are some tips to help the lesson run smoothly?
Accommodations:
What accommodations may be needed for students with disabilities or other
special needs?
Timeline:
How much time would a typical online student require to complete such a
lesson?
Ideas for Activity Evaluation and Teacher Reflection:
How did the students like the lesson? How was student learning verified?
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Concepts to Keep in Mind:
Some Key Learning Theories that Affect Activity Implementation:
Hunter's Sevel Elements
of a Lesson Plan: Make sure that the lesson addresses Objectives, Anticipatory
Set (motivation and alignment with given knowledge domain and purpose),
Instructional Input, Guided Practice, Modeling, Independent Practice, and
a Check for Comprehension during each activity.
Bloom's Taxomony and Critical Thinking: Knowledge (presentation and construction
of information), Comprehension (demonstrated understanding), Application
(putting knowledge into practice), Analysis (dissection and generalization
of knowledge), Synthesis (combination with prior knowledge and synthesis
of new knowledge structures), and Evaluation (value of given knowledge)
Gardner's Multiple Intelligences: Are students with different biophysical
potentials addressed? Potentials include Verbal/Linguistic, Logical/Mathematical,
Visual/Spatial, Musical, Bodily/Kinesthetic, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal,
and possibly others.
Bruner's Instructional Scaffolding: Addresses Ownership (student desire
to learn), Appropriateness (student readiness to learn), Support (guidance
of student learning), Collaboration/Modeling (demonstration of learning),
and Internalization (independent practice in the new knowledge).
Lesson Plan Purpose:
The lesson plan is not something that is read to the students. It is an
outline of activities that an instructor structures around a learning objective
or goal. It helps insure that goals are met by the activities and that the
needs of the students are addressed. It also helps us to evaluate the lesson
effectiveness.
Activity Objectives:
For more information on the purpose of objectives and how to write effective
ones, see Developing
Course Objectives by the Illinois Online Network.
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