Professional Development for Teachers in Nepal, Day 2

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1. Welcome Back to Day 2! Effective Lesson Planning 101 Professional Development Nepal February 2011 By Farhana N. Shah, U.S.A. 1 Farhana N. Shah, 2011
2. 2 Team Building 2 Farhana N. Shah, 2011
3. 3 Today’s Outcomes By the end of the session, we will :  Gain ideas on how to teach with limited resources  Write lesson objective  Recall components of an effective lesson  Create a simple lesson plan using the components  Communicate effectively with parents  Develop individual goals  Evaluate training Farhana N. Shah, 2011
4. 4 Today’s Itinerary Welcome Back! Team Builder: Three Truths and a Lie Meeting Protocols and Recap Day 1 Effective Teaching with Limited Resources Components of an Effective Lesson Plan Time to Work on Lesson Plan Template Parent Communication Individual Professional Development Summarizer Evaluation Farhana N. Shah, 2011
5. 5 Ground Rules  Take responsibility for your own learning.  If something is not clear, ask questions.  Participate by sharing your own experiences.  Be willing to experiment with the ideas and techniques presented.  Honor time limits.  Be respectful of those speaking (limit sidebar )  Enjoy yourself! Farhana N. Shah, 2011
6. 6 Feedback on Feedback Farhana N. Shah, 2011
7. Activator 7 Out of the two options below, if you had only one choice, which would you pick and why? • Have teaching materials and resources • Provide teachers with professional development Farhana N. Shah, 2011
8. Effective Lesson Planning 101 8 Farhana N. Shah, 2011
9. Framing the Learning 9 1. Agenda 2. Objective 3. Background knowledge 4. Making connections 5. Summarizing Farhana N. Shah, 2011
10. Key questions when planning a lesson  What do I want my students to know ?  How will I know when they know it?  How do I engage my students?  What activities will be effective in order to gain understanding?  10 Farhana N. Shah, 2011
11. Writing an objective or goal for lesson An objective basically says what students should know and what they should be able to do with the academic content/curriculum. The objective should be:  Match students learning  Should be able to be assessed or measured  Should be posted as “kid-friendly”  Should follow the school’s curriculum  Keep the WHO, HOW, AND WHAT in mind when planning Who= student How= assessments/activities/lesson What= content or concept being taught 11 Farhana N. Shah, 2011
12. Sample Kid-friendly Objective Objective The students will draw and explain the life cycle of a butterfly using a graphic organizer. Breakdown of objective into who, how, and what: Who: the students How: will draw and explain, using graphic organizer What: the life cycle of a butterfly 12 Farhana N. Shah, 2011
13. Processing Activity 13 That’s it! That’s Not it! Farhana N. Shah, 2011
14. 14 Components of a Lesson Plan  Introduction  Materials needed  Modeling  Guided Practice  Independent Practice  Checking for understanding/assessments  Summarizing Farhana N. Shah, 2011
15. Work time…lesson planning with content-alike  Find a partner that teaches same similar or same  Use the lesson template provided and your curriculum to create a simple lesson  Remember to include all the components  Be ready to share as part of “gallery walk” 15 Farhana N. Shah, 2011
16. Processing Activity: Gallery Walk  Conduct a gallery walk by looking at the lesson plans  Select three you would like to comment on  Using the post it notes, provide your feedback.  Owners collect lesson plans and read feedback Possible feedback ideas: do they have all the components, is the objective something that can be measured, etc. 16 Farhana N. Shah, 2011
17. 17 Effective Parent Communication Farhana N. Shah, 2011
18. 18 Parents as Stakeholders Make them your “friend”/ally Make sure they are aware of your classroom procedures and expectations Farhana N. Shah, 2011
19.  Meet individually with Farhana  Meeting will last approximately 10 minutes Professional Goal Conversation 19 Farhana N. Shah, 2011
20. 20 Remember… "A teacher affects eternity; she can never tell where her influence stops." by Henry B. Adams Farhana N. Shah, 2011
21. Summarizer and Evaluation Please complete both the summarizer and evaluation for today’s training. It has been a pleasure working with you these past two days! 21 Farhana N. Shah, 2011