The Ultimate Guide to Lesson Planning: Practical Planning for Everyday Teaching

✍ Scribed by Carol Thompson, Lydia Spenceley, Mark Tinney, Elaine Battams, Ann Solomon

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2024
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 169
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

We have called this book the Ultimate Lesson Planner, and we hope that the title illustrates the content. It is a book that comes from experience, and between us we have over 100 years’ worth of teaching in a variety of subject areas! It isn’t easy to encapsulate that amount of expertise in a single text, so we have tried to focus on the key elements of teaching a lesson and to do this we designed the chapters around a typical lesson plan.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Introduction
1 Why Plan?
Introduction
Why Plan?
The Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning
The Importance of Sequencing Teaching
Scaffolding
Plan B
The Need for Flexibility
The Value of Mishaps
Summary
References
2 Learning Aims and Objectives
Introduction
Sequencing Lesson Content
Communicating Clear Belief in Learners’ Potential
Modelling Values, Attitudes and Behaviours
The Teacher’s Impact On Motivation
Aims and Objectives
Writing Learning Objectives
Taxonomies of Learning
Sharing Information About the Lesson
Leveraging Learning Technology
Summary
References
3 Starting the Lesson
Introduction
Readiness for Learning
Starting Strong
Building On Prior Learning
Metacognition
Avoiding Overload
Cognitive Load
Breaking Learning Into Steps
Chunking
Reinforcing Learning
Leveraging Learning Technology
Summary
References
4 Using Resources and Activities
Introduction
Stages of Learning
Choosing and Preparing Resources and Activities
What’s in It for Me?
Assessing the Usefulness of the Resource Or Activity
Educational Focus
Audience and Relevance
Ease of Use
Digital Or Traditional?
Barriers to Using ILT
Things to Consider When Choosing Digital Resources
Working in Groups
Collaborative Or Co-Operative Learning?
Group Work Or Group Hate
Advantages and Disadvantages of Group Work
Group Dissonance
Leveraging Digital Technology
Summary
References
5 Adaptive Learning
Introduction
Who Do You Need to Plan For?
Overt Needs
Covert Needs
Starting to Plan for Teaching and Learning
A Note About ‘Learning Styles’
Kolb and 4 Ps
Perspective
Patience
Persistence
Practice
Planning for Teaching ‘Special Needs’
Communication and Interaction
Cognition and Learning
Behavioural, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties
Sensory And/or Physical
Leveraging Learning Technology
Working With Classroom Support
Working Effectively Together
Summary
References
6 Checking Learning
Introduction
Basic Principles of Assessment
Types of Assessment
Addressing Misconceptions and Closing Gaps
Assimilation and Accommodation
Leveraging Learning Technology
The Importance of Questioning
Types of Questions
How to Use Questions
Self and Peer Assessment
Reflection in Self and Peer Assessment
Teacher Feedback
Summary
References
7 Challenging Thinking
Introduction
Memory and Learning
The Influence of Others On Learning
Scaffolding
Dialogic Teaching and Learning
Transfer of Learning
Strategies for Enhancing Learning Transfer
Leveraging Learning Technology
Summary
References
8 Embedding the ‘Added Extras’
Introduction
What Are Added Extras?
Developing Core Skills
Digital Skills
Embedding British Values
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Leveraging Learning Technology
Interpersonal Skills
Building Relationships
Respecting Others and Recognising Boundaries
Emotional Intelligence
Wellbeing and Mental Health
Embedding and Interleaving
Summary
References
9 Concluding the Lesson
Introduction
The Plenary
Planning the Plenary
Involving Students
Strategies for Plenaries
Checking Surface Learning
Checking Deep Learning
The Importance of Retrieval Practice
Signposting
Leveraging Learning Technology
Summary
References
10 Evaluating the Lesson
Introduction
Why Should You Reflect?
Ways of Reflecting On Practice
The Power of Routine
Choose a Model
Reflection and Introspection
Confirmation Bias
Potential Barriers to Reflection
Focussing On Outcome
Critical Thinking
Turning Reflection Into Action
Leveraging Learning Technology
Summary
References
11 Individualising Learning
Introduction
Individualising Learning
The Benefits of Goals and Targets
What Are Goals and Targets?
SMART Target Setting
GROW Model
Effective Goal Setting
Pressure Factors
Positive Thinking Or Positive Action
Practical Strategies for Implementing Your Goal Setting System
Leveraging Learning Technology
Involving Others
The Expert Learner and Deliberate Practice
Summary
References
Final Thoughts
Appendix The ILT A–Z
Index