Crafting a Lesson Plan

Well crafted lessons lead to well crafted minds

Now that the Unit Plan is built, teaching will be guided by a well crafted lesson plan. As the activities are being planned for a lesson, it is important to think about how to engage students immediately at the beginning of the class so that no instructional time is wasted. Assess their previous knowledge about the content should be done to build on what students already know. Objectives for the lesson shared with students and posted at the front of the room will help keep them focused and may draw attention to key vocabulary words for the lesson.

In planning a lesson, you will have to think about several priorities. Which objective(s) will you expect your students to meet? Which students will require differentiation and will your focus be on differentiating content, process, or product? How will you actively engage students in learning? How will you incorporate high impact strategies? What technology is available to enhance student learning- if none, then what would you include if you had your dream classroom? What strategies can you use that are specific to the grade level and subject area that you are teaching?

In this lesson plan, I had the opportunity to think more about how I can use PBL, GBL, mobile learning, and other innovative approaches using technology in a lesson.