Lesson Planning

Whether you are a novice trainer or have years of experience, lesson planning is essential. It can provide you with clear structure for your classes. Lesson plans help organize content, materials and methods. To even begin planning it is important to have a main objective.

Main Objective:

What will the students achieve during this lesson? How will students demonstrate that they have learned and understood the objectives of the lesson?

And then some possible stages on how to get there:

1. Introduction:

• How will you introduce the ideas and objectives of this lesson?
• How will you get the students´ attention and motivate them in order to hold their attention?
• How can you tie lesson objectives with student interests and past classroom activities?

2. Main Activity:

• What is the focus of the lesson?
• What does the teacher do to facilitate learning and manage the various activities?
• How can this material be presented to ensure each student will benefit from the learning experience?

3. Conclusion:

• What will you use to draw the ideas together for students at the end?
• How will you provide feedback to students to reinforce their learning?

You might be familiar with these stages:

Lead-in, Controlled practice, Freer practice

Presentation, Practice, Production

Engage,Study, Activate

Other important factors to consider:

Interaction:

• Trainer to student (T-S)
• Students in groups (STS)
• Student to student (S-S)
• Student to trainer (S-T)

Reflecting on these interactions can help you minimize your Teacher Talking Time (TTT).

Notes:

What lesson might follow as a result of this lesson?

What went well? What didn´t go so well? Why?

And anything else you can think of!

LTC observes classes to provide you with feedback and trainer support.