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The document provides guidance on creating effective lesson plans by outlining six key steps: 1) Identify learning objectives and their relative importance 2) Design teaching activities to help students understand and apply the objectives 3) Develop an engaging introduction to gauge student familiarity and stimulate interest in the topic 4) Outline the main content to be covered in the lesson 5) Plan assessment activities to evaluate student understanding 6) Reflect on the lesson and identify areas for improvement in future lessons

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The document provides guidance on creating effective lesson plans by outlining six key steps: 1) Identify learning objectives and their relative importance 2) Design teaching activities to help students understand and apply the objectives 3) Develop an engaging introduction to gauge student familiarity and stimulate interest in the topic 4) Outline the main content to be covered in the lesson 5) Plan assessment activities to evaluate student understanding 6) Reflect on the lesson and identify areas for improvement in future lessons

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A lesson plan is the instructor’s road map of what students need to learn and

how it will be done effectively during the class time. Before you plan your
lesson, you will first need to identify the learning objectives for the class
meeting.  Then, you can design appropriate learning activities and develop
strategies to obtain feedback on student learning. A successful lesson plan
addresses and integrates these three key components:

 Objectives for student learning


 Teaching/learning activities
 Strategies to check student understanding

Specifying concrete objectives for student learning will help you determine the
kinds of teaching and learning activities you will use in class, while those
activities will define how you will check whether the learning objectives have
been accomplished (see Fig. 1).

Steps for Preparing a Lesson Plan


Below are six steps to guide you when you create your first lesson plans. Each
step is accompanied by a set of questions meant to prompt reflection and aid
you in designing your teaching and learning activities.

(1) Outline learning objectives


The first step is to determine what you want students to learn and be able to
do at the end of class. To help you specify your objectives for student
learning, answer the following questions:

 What is the topic of the lesson?


 What do I want students to learn?
 What do I want them to understand and be able to do at the end of
class?
 What do I want them to take away from this particular lesson?

Once you outline the learning objectives for the class meeting, rank them in
terms of their importance. This step will prepare you for managing class time
and accomplishing the more important learning objectives in case you are
pressed for time. Consider the following questions:

 What are the most important concepts, ideas, or skills I want students
to be able to grasp and apply?
 Why are they important?
 If I ran out of time, which ones could not be omitted?
 And conversely, which ones could I skip if pressed for time?

(2) Develop the introduction


Now that you have your learning objectives in order of their importance,
design the specific activities you will use to get students to understand and
apply what they have learned. Because you will have a diverse body of
students with different academic and personal experiences, they may already
be familiar with the topic. That is why you might start with a question or
activity to gauge students’ knowledge of the subject or possibly, their
preconceived notions about it. For example, you can take a simple poll: “How
many of you have heard of X? Raise your hand if you have.” You can also
gather background information from your students prior to class by sending
students an electronic survey or asking them to write comments on index
cards. This additional information can help shape your introduction, learning
activities, etc.  When you have an idea of the students’ familiarity with the
topic, you will also have a sense of what to focus on.
Develop a creative introduction to the topic to stimulate interest and
encourage thinking. You can use a variety of approaches to engage students
(e.g., personal anecdote, historical event, thought-provoking dilemma, real-
world example, short video clip, practical application, probing question, etc.).
Consider the following questions when planning your introduction:
 How will I check whether students know anything about the topic or
have any preconceived notions about it?
 What are some commonly held ideas (or possibly misconceptions)
about this topic that students might be familiar with or might espouse?
 What will I do to introduce the topic?

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