Assignment:
Lesson Plan Development
Overview
Brainstorming
In this assignment, you will create your first lesson. Begin by brainstorming, using any methods such as mind mapping, lists, flowcharts, or other graphics to think about what your class and lesson plans will involve. Use this section to inform your decisions and have a basic road map upon which to build your class and lesson plans.
? What would you like to teach?
? Consider subjects, activities, lesson hooks, and other items that you might want to include in your lesson.
? Is your lesson plan part of a single subject plan or is this interdisciplinary?
? Which factors affect what you can teach: class size, available time, resources, classroom space?
Class Description
? Include a detailed demographics section.
? Note that this piece is longer than a real classroom lesson plan because your peers need to understand the setting and students in your class.
¦ Describe the school setting and environment.
¦ Describe the students' demographics, including age, gender, socioeconomic class, ability levels (gifted), students with disabilities, and ELL (English language learners).
¦ Include any other pertinent information about the classroom, such as unusual schedules or other staff who are part of the classroom.
? Identify at least three potential advantages to teaching this mix of students.
? Identify at least two potential challenges to teaching this mix of students.
Scope
? Define the time necessary to teach your lesson.
? What classroom or school resources can you use in your lesson, such as a computer lab, science lab, Smartboard, manipulatives, space in your classroom for circle time, or breakout groups?
? Describe how your plan fits into either a single-subject curriculum or how it connects as an interdisciplinary plan.
Instructions
Create an extended lesson plan in which you address the following:
? Discuss the subject to be taught, including activities, lesson hooks, and other factors that impact teaching.
? Include a detailed demographics section, addressing school setting, environment, and student body.
? Identify at least three potential advantages and two potential challenges to teaching this mix of students.
? Define the time necessary to teach the lesson and other classroom or school resources to be used.
? Describe how the plan fits into a single-subject curriculum or how it connects as an interdisciplinary plan.
This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
? Create a lesson plan that outlines objectives and the instructional and assessment strategies.