Creating Lesson Plans Correctly
Dr. Steven Estrella
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ShearSpire, Inc.
TI:ME Technology Areas Addressed:
Productivity Tools
Level:
College
Class:
General Music
Equipment:
Web browser
Duration:
50 Minutes
Prior Knowledge and Skills:
Students have at least four-year degrees in music education and are practicing music teachers.
NAfME standard of 1994 Addressed:
N/A
Materials:
Mac or PC, Web Browser, Video/Data Projector
Objectives:
At the conclusion of this lesson, students will:
- Create Behavioral Lesson Objectives that strongly imply how they will be assessed,
- Compose Step by Step Procedures for delivering instruction and leading activities, and
- Design Evaluation procedures that explain how the student achievement of the lesson objectives will be measured and recorded.
Procedures:
- The teacher will review this lesson plan with the students so they understand the scope of the lesson, its objectives, and how they will be assessed.
- Students will then independently review guidelines for creating lesson plans found at:
https://www.ti-me.org/members/lessonguidelines.html - Students will examine two model lesson plans at:
- Students will then choose one of their own lesson plans to modify using a word processor.
- Students will modify the objectives of the lesson to be sure they are measurable and behavioral.
- Students will modify the evaluation section of the lesson to be sure it produces an objective, recorded measurement of achievement using clear criteria.
- Students will then write the procedures section of the lesson plan to be sure students learn the necessary skills to demonstrate success.
- Students will then copy and paste their lesson plans into the Lesson Plan Creator form in the members only section of ti-me.org or otherwise submit their lesson plans to the instructor as directed.
Evaluation:
Each lesson plan will be assessed according to the following rubric.
1 point will be given if the Objectives section of the plan is measurable and implies assessment criteria.
1 point will be given if the Procedures section of the plan clearly relates to the objectives.
1 point will be given if the Evaluation section of the plan describes clear criteria for measuring achievement of the lesson objectives and a clear description of how student achievement will be measured and recorded for future reference.
Each student will revise their plan until the above criteria are met and 3 points are awarded for the lesson.
Points will be recorded in a spreadsheet and used as part of the basis for the final workshop grade.
Follow Up:
This lesson is competency based. Once completed, each student will deliver a lesson plan in class while the other students play the role of young music students.
The evaluation portion of this lesson will be repeated each time a student submits a completed lesson plan.
Items to Purchase:
None.
When budget should be submitted:
N/A
