week 1 -introductory to unit

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SCE 3108 Lecture 1

Planning for Teaching Primary science


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Learning Outcomes

n State the purposeof lesson planning.

n List the aspects toconsider in lessonplanning.

n Compare and

contrast yearly,weekly and dailylesson plan


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n Course Overview
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What is a Lesson?

n A planned set of learningexperiences

n Designed to produce aspecific learning outcome

n May be very brief or extendover several class periods


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INTRODUCTION

n Teaching is more than telling. Effective teachingrequires a great deal of thought, preparation, anddesign. At the beginning of the school term, you will

need to do a yearly scheme of work to cover theentire science curriculum. Yearly scheme of workwould specify the content for the duration. It alsodevise weekly table for the whole year. A good yearlyscheme of work should contain the following

headings: Semester, Number of weeks, Topic andRemarks. In order to plan out the yearly scheme ofwork you will need the Science syllabus, a calendar, aschool calendar and your school time table.


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Lesson Plan

n A lesson plan is a written description to teachacademic content.

n An appropriate written lesson plan is aworking document which the teacher will useas a guide in his or her work.

n It can also serve as an accuratecommunication channel to inform othersabout the progress made in pupils learningprocess.


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Why is Lesson Planning Important?

n Forces us to think through WHAT we want thestudents to learn.

n Forces us to think through HOW we will teachit.

n Allows us to decide in advance whatequipment, supplies, and materials we will

need to assemble for the class.n Provides structure for both teacher and

students.n

Increases likelihood that learning will occur.


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What is the rationale for lesson planning?n Carefully prepared and written lesson plans show your students

that you are a committed professional.

n Written and detailed lesson plans provide an important sense of

security, which is especially useful to beginning teacher.

n Written lesson plans help you organize material and search forloopholes , loose ends, or incomplete content.

n Written lesson plans help other members of the teaching team

understand what you are doing and how you are doing it.

n Written lesson plans also provide substitute teachers with a guideto follow if you are unable to carry out the lesson.


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Certain assumptions can be made aboutlesson planning.

n A plan is more likely to be carefully and thoughtfully plotted during theproactive phase of instruction when the plan is written out.

n Although not all teachers need elaborate written plans for all lessons, alleffective teachers do have clearly defined goals and objectives in mind and a

planned pattern of instruction for every lesson, whether that plan is writtenout or not.

n Beginning teachers need to prepare detailed written lesson plans failing toprepare is preparing to fail!

n The depth of knowledge a teacher has about a subject or topic influences the

amount of planning necessary for the lessons.

n The diversity of students necessitates careful and thoughtful considerationabout individualization the instruction.

n There is no particular pattern of format that all teachers need to follow when

writing out plans however, teacher preparation programs have agreed oncertain lesson plan format.


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Criteria for a Good Lesson Plan

1. The expected learning outcomesshould specify what the pupil will able to

do that are observable to the teacher.2. Adequate and relevant resources.

3. Effective instructional strategies.

4. Motivating activities including fair andaccurate evaluation of pupilsunderstanding of concepts.


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Aspects to consider in Lesson Planning

1) Know who your students are.

n) Know ability levels; backgrounds;

interest levels; attention spans; abilityto work together in groups; priorknowledge and learning experiences;

special needs or accommodations; andlearning preferences.


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Aspects to consider in LessonPlanning

2) Know your content.

n List the important facts, key concepts,

skills, or key vocabulary terms that youintend to cover.


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3) Learning objectivesn Identify the objectives that you hope your

students will achieve in the tasks that will

engage them in the learning process.n Who is the audience?n What will students be able to do during this

lesson?

n Under what conditions will students'performance be accomplished?

n What is the degree or criterion on the basis ofwhich satisfactory attainment of the objectives

will be judged?


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4) Learning outcome

n Identify the aims or outcomes that you

want your students to achieve as aresult of the lesson you plan to teach.


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n The lesson plan format contains thefollowing basic components:

n (1) Set induction,n (2) Development and

n (3) Closure.

These three components need to beincluded in every lesson plan. You mightchoose to include other elements.


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YEARLY PLAN

WEEK/

DATE

TOPIC STRATEGY/

ACTIVITY

REMARK


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n sample
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Refer to the Primary SchoolScience Curriculum for Year 1- 6.

Choose one yearn Plan and write a yearly lesson plan.n From the yearly lesson plan, plan and write

a weekly lesson plan.n From the weekly lesson plan, discuss how

to plan a daily lesson plan (details ofwriting a daily lesson plan will be discussedin week 4).

What are your considerations for writing the yearly and weekly lessonplan?


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Highlights of Research on GoodTeaching

Effective teachers are those who:n are clear about their instructional goalsn are knowledgeable about lesson content and strategies for teaching it

n communicate to their students what is expected of them and whyn make expertise of existing instructional materials in order to devote

more time to practices that enrich and clarify lesson contentn teach students metacognitive strategies and give them opportunities

to master themn address higher as well as lower level cognitive objectivesn monitor students understanding by offering regular and appropriate

feedbackn integrate their instruction with that of other subject areasn accept responsibility for student outcomes, andn are thoughtful and reflective about their practice.

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