Chapter 11

Chapter 11: Lesson Design

Conscious Classroom Management

Presentation by Christina Bentheim

Outcomes

• Participants will use a five-step model to organize, execute, and reflect on lessons.

• Participants will determine specific strategies to help lessons be more effective.

Focal Point

• When a lesson works well, students not only learn—they behave.

classroom management + well-designed lesson =

higher achieving students

Talk About It …

• How do you begin to plan your lessons? What is your first step?

• How do you know students have learned what you taught?

• How do you handle absences and late work?• What do your students do when finished with

work?• What strategies have worked best for you to

engage your students?5 minutes

The Big Picture: Pre-instruction Planning

CCSD Components

of an

Effective Lesson

* Introduction* Daily Review* Daily Objective* Concept and Skill Dev./ App.* Guided/Independent/Group Practice* Homework* Closure* Long-Term Review

Rick Smith’s

Five-step Lesson Plan

IntroductionDirect InstructionGuided PracticeIndependent PracticeClosure

Marry the two!

Behavior Implications

• If students are misbehaving:– consider re-arranging the order of delivery.– compare what actually happened with your

original plan.

Assessment

• Guides teaching• Basis for instruction

– BAM– Examples: Unit Plan and Aligned Exam

• Aids effective teaching

Effective Teaching

Teacher:Assesses specific

objectives

Student:Learns

Teacher: Plans and teaches

Teacher:Responds to

assessment with tailored instruction

Mrs. Meanswell vs. Mrs. Allgood

What will I teach? What will my students learn?

Roadmap Approach

• You are here now. • When we’re done, we’ll be here. • Focus is on the journey AND destination.

– Example: Unit Plan

Start Finish

Starting the Lesson

• Anticipate behavior challenges – Visualization

• Sponge / Warm-up– Ask question relating to previous lesson OR that day’s

content.– Post agenda.– Example: Prime Time

• Make connection to students’ lives.– Sell the content—frames / packaging– Example: Importance of Pronouns

Check for Understanding

• Tell AND Model• Show in writing step-by-step• Student(s) choral read• Student(s) repeat procedures

– To teacher– To buddy

Where have you BEEn?

• Log Book– One student manages book per class.– Students responsible for following posted procedures.

• Absent Box• Assignment Board• Buddy System

– Three students exchange email and phone numbers with each other.

– Sign contract with each other.– Copy goes to the teacher.

To Accept or Not to Accept?

• Rigid late policy – LW not accepted … EVER– Can discourage students from ongoing

participation– More difficult to “pass” when decision is

made to do so

• Flexible late policy– Legitimate reasons for being late– Points deduction