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Q: why is lesson planning important and how I can standardized the lessons plan? Definitely needed for our Leaders of Tomorrow Academy as we grow bigger. It becomes like a Standard Operating Procedure in teaching. Benefits 1. Consistency - same quality throughout, less guessing. Class objectives 2. Increase Productivity, less guess work. Helps substitute teachers. Remind teachers to follow up on some students. 3. Boost morale - feeling sense of accomplishment and mastering program for teachers. Reminder - Just an outline, not too detailed - Be slightly flexible - ——————————————— Why is lesson planning is important to teaching? Lesson planning is important to teaching and learning. As teachers, we all recognize the need to have a step-by-step agenda to guide us through the material that needs to be delivered. Lesson plans are crucial for organized instruction; without them there is no sense of content and context, and unfortunately it is the students who suffer. Developing effective lesson plans takes a lot of thought and effort. A good lesson plan incorporates goals and objectives of the lesson, and includes the teaching phases, required materials, practice and assignments, and more importantly, timing. Typically lesson plan phases are: introduction, foundation, brain activation, body of new information, clarification, practice and review, independent practice and closure. We can effectively reduce these 8 phases into the 3 phases of the ESA approach. The introduction, foundation and brain activation is part of the Engage phase, where students are introduced to the lesson and prompted to discuss what they know about the subject. The body of new information and clarification phase is when teachers provide new input about the content, and check for understanding, which makes this the Study phase. Finally, the practice and review and independent practice make up the Activate phase where students are encouraged to work on their own or in groups to test their understanding of the subject matter. As a developer of a youth leadership and speaking program, I recognize the need to develop a lesson plan to standardize the delivery of the teaching material. The lesson plans will follow the ESA approach, which I find to be simple yet effective in providing consistency across the board. It will help to increase productivity, giving the teachers more time to reflect on each student’s needs. It will also help substitute teachers keep pace with the curriculum. Having small class sizes of up to 10 students allow us to give more time to student participation. Often, I see teachers start with the Study phase and move straight to the Activate phase without a solid foundation of the Engage phase. This is an issue that will be remedied with the new lesson plans. A boomerang or looping ESA, which goes: Engage, Activate, Study, Activate, is what I feel will work best with my leadership and speaking program. Using this process, students get to see, hear and feel how they have progressed from the first Activate phase to the next Activate phase, all happening in one classroom session. Making lesson plans also allow us to incorporate different class configurations: whether in pairs or groups, supplemental teaching materials, and to include varying types of practice and assignments. However, even the best laid plans can get derailed. Which is why keeping time is essential to sticking to the course. Many advocate the use of a timer, which now can be more subtly done on your phone. Having a timer and keeping time not only ensures that the material is covered, but puts that little bit of pressure on the students to complete their work within the allotted time. Teaching is the delivery of a curriculum from a textbook using our personal teaching style. Well-designed lesson plans are a result of a cycle of planning, teaching and evaluating, that is honed over weeks or months, resulting in an effective and efficient course of action. And the students plan an important role in providing feedback about how thoughtfully laid these plans are. When done well, lesson plans prepare teachers for a successful classroom session that promotes student knowledge and understanding. And as teachers, there is nothing more rewarding than seeing students excel.
