ED2 PROCESS    Use the back button to navigate between elements in this page.

  1. Review the information about the backward design process. 
  2. Consider the three key questions that support quality planning. 
  3. Think about how children learn.
  4. Examine two lesson plan models.
  5. Review the steps in lesson planning.
  6. View a video about establishing learning goals.
  7. Choose a focus for a lesson from one of the following:
      -Early Primary Poem: Going on a Bear Hunt
      -Primary/Junior Poem: Smart or I have to Write a Poem for the Class
      -Junior/Intermediate Poem: I have to Write a Poem for the Class or The Road Not Taken
      -Intermediate/Senior Poem: The Road Not Taken or The Highwayman
  8. Refer to the MOE curriculum documents to identify learning expectations.
       -Elementary Curriculum    -Secondary Curriculum
  9. Work with a colleague to begin to brainstorm how you could deliver a lesson that addresses the focus selected. Use the lesson plan organizer to record your ideas.
  10. Confer with your Seminar Leader about the lesson planning process.
  11. Talk to other colleagues about their planning experience. 

EVALUATION

Confer with your colleagues about the preliminary lesson planning process.  What surprised you about beginning to plan a lesson?  What questions do you have?  What additional resources do you need to help you plan lessons?  What do you like about program planning? Compose a reflection about this experience and post it in your Moodle Journal to share with your Seminar Leader. 

CONCLUSION

Congratulations!  You have completed your quest for knowledge about lesson planning.  Build on this knowledge by:
  • Getting to know the students in your host classroom.
  • Observing lessons taught by your Mentor Teacher.
  • Talking with your MT about how he/she plans lessons.
  • Examining the long range plans of your MT.
  • Investigating module #3 in the Tutorial V Moodle. 
  • Exploring the planning resources in the Tutorial V Moodle.
  • Reviewing the lesson planning templates in the Tutorial V Moodle. 
  • Meeting with Vicky in late September to talk about program planning.