Planning Lessons:
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
It starts with the lesson objectives. Very many teachers underestimate the impact of ensuring that the objectives are SMAT:
Simple - use simple verbs
Measurable - be able to judge how well
Attainable - realistic actions
Time bound - allocate timings
Ensure that you set an objective for each ability so, list (everyone can do this) should be one. For younger children, touch, show, say can be used.
Describe, explain, recall, compare are for a higher level.
Apply, construct, utilize, for even higher levels.
Remember Blooms Taxonomy? Use it!
Make sure that you share the objectives with your learners at the beginning of the lesson, so that they have a focus for achievement.
From time to time refer to it audibly.
At the end of the lesson ensure that your assessment of the lesson tests for understanding in:
the Affective Domain (attitude )
the Psychomotor Domain (skills)
the Cognitive Domain (knowledge )
Let them self assess (you are teaching reflective skill) by seeing if they met the objectives for the lesson.
You are then sure that you indeed guided and moved their learning forward.
Be intentional in delivering a positive, memorable learning experience in all your lessons this week 😎
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
It starts with the lesson objectives. Very many teachers underestimate the impact of ensuring that the objectives are SMAT:
Simple - use simple verbs
Measurable - be able to judge how well
Attainable - realistic actions
Time bound - allocate timings
Ensure that you set an objective for each ability so, list (everyone can do this) should be one. For younger children, touch, show, say can be used.
Describe, explain, recall, compare are for a higher level.
Apply, construct, utilize, for even higher levels.
Remember Blooms Taxonomy? Use it!
Make sure that you share the objectives with your learners at the beginning of the lesson, so that they have a focus for achievement.
From time to time refer to it audibly.
At the end of the lesson ensure that your assessment of the lesson tests for understanding in:
the Affective Domain (attitude )
the Psychomotor Domain (skills)
the Cognitive Domain (knowledge )
Let them self assess (you are teaching reflective skill) by seeing if they met the objectives for the lesson.
You are then sure that you indeed guided and moved their learning forward.
Be intentional in delivering a positive, memorable learning experience in all your lessons this week 😎
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