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Contents
1Definition
2Lessonplanningguideexample
3Lessonplanningtools
3.1Lessonplanningmodelsandguides
3.2Lessonplanners
4Links
4.1LessonPlanning
4.2LessonPlans
5References
5.1Introductionsforteachers

1Definition
Awritingnotingthemethodofdelivery,andthespecificgoalsandtimelinesassociatedtothe
deliveryoflessoncontent.
Ithelpstheteachertoknowwhattodoinaclass(preparedbythemselves)withquitespecific
activities.EFLTeachersJargon(http://www.ub.es/div5/departam/dll/recursos/prov71.htm)
Seealso:
curriculumplanning
theinstructionaldesignarticlethataddressesverysimilarissuefromamore"industrial"pointof
view,e.g.considermodelslikeGagne'snineeventsofinstruction.Ifyouareinterestedbymore
sophisticatedmodelsbrowsethroughthelargelistofinstructionaldesignmodels.

2Lessonplanningguideexample
WeprovideashortsummaryofElTigi'sWriteaLessonPlanGuide
(http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/Guide.shtml)withsomemodifications.
Whileplanningalesson,ateachershouldthinkabouteachofthefollowingcategories:
1. Goals:Thinkabout(1)broadobjectivesofthecourse,(2)goalsoftheparticularlesson,(3)what
studentsshouldbeabletoachieveafterthelesson.
2. Objectiveswithinthelesson:Definewhatyourstudentswilldotoacquirefurtherknowledgeand
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skillsandhowtheywillbeabletodemonstratethattheyhavelearned.
3. Prerequisites
4. Materials:Whatwillbeneeded,e.g.whatisavailable(makealist/bibliography)andwhatwillhave
tobeprepared.
5. LessonDescription:Describethegeneralfocusofthelessonandincludethoughtstosharewithother
teachers.Mayincludelearninglevel.
6. LessonProcedure
1. Introduction:Describehowyouintroduceideasandobjectives,getstudent'sattentionand
motivation,etc.
2. Mainactivity:Definethesequenceofactivities,inparticularpedagogicmethodslike
presentation,demonstration,explanation,discussion.
3. Closure/conclusion:Describehowyouplantodrawideastogetherandtoprovidefeedbackto
students.
4. FollowupLessons/Activities:
7. Assessment/Evaluation:Definehowyouwillassessstudent'slearning.Alsoevaluateifstudents
engagedinsuggestedpractice.

3Lessonplanningtools
Frequentlythesetoolsarealsocalledcurriculumunitplanners(weusetheseassynonyms).
Finally,werefertocurriculumplanners(orcurriculaplannerstodescribeinstrumentsthateither
describecoursecontenentsandobjectivesataveryhighlevelorthatallowstudentstoselectcourses.
Butthesedistinctionsarenotalwaysobviousitseems....

3.1Lessonplanningmodelsandguides
ForLessonPlanInformation[1](http://www.edulink.org/lessonplans/)basedontheHunterModel
MadelineHuntermethod,adirectinstructionmodel
WIPPEAabackwardsdesignmethod,basedonMadelineHunter.
LessonPlanningselfstudyguide
(http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/ctl/Shaffer/LessonPlanning/Handout.pdf)(58steps).
....[moreneeded],seethereferencesbelow

3.2Lessonplanners
Lessonplannersalsocalledlessonplanningsoftwarehelpteacherstoplanlessons.Sometimes,theyalso
canbeconsideredapolicytool,i.e.sometoolsspecificallytrytoinsurethatteachersfollowofficial
guidelines.
Specialpurposetools
Insomeways,authoringtoolkitsthatimplementanideaoflearningdesignalsocanbeconsideredto
belessonplanners,seeforexampleIMSLearningDesign,LearningActivityManagementSystem
(LAMS),MOT,etc.
Onlinetools
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TheDialogPlusToolkitisanonlinetoolkittodesignactivitybasedlearningdesigns
Tosortout(applicationsandonlinetools)
Hereareafewexamples(nottestedbytheauthorsofthisentry):
LessonPlan101(http://www.lessonplan101.com)Awikitosharelessonplansandcomingsoona
lessonplanprogramforlinuxandwindows.
LessonPlanningTool(http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~s2s/latest/lesson3/)assistselementaryschool
teachersinmakinglessonplansthatfulfilltheTexasEducationAgency(TEA)guidelines.
PLANright(http://www.ibinder.uwf.edu/planright/)
LessonPlanMaker(http://www.teachnology.com/web_tools/lesson_plan/)
NCRTECLessonPlanner(http://www.ncrtec.org/tl/lp/)
DiscoverySchoolLessonPlanner(http://school.discovery.com/teachingtools/lessonplanner/)
CyberCampusObjectivesBuilder
(http://www.radiojames.com/work/ObjectivesBuilder/StartPage.html)(Onlinetool,Flashbased).
OntarioCurriculumUnitPlanner(http://www.ocup.org/backgrounder.htm)andPlanificateurd'units
d'apprentissage(http://www.planificateur.org/)

4Links
4.1LessonPlanning
Lessonplanning(http://www.coe.missouri.edu/~tile2003/teacher/lp.html),Ateaching/learning
moduleforteachersfromtheTILE(http://www.coe.missouri.edu/~tile2003/index.html)supporttool
fromtheKite(http://kite.missouri.edu/)project.
PedagogicPlannerSummit(http://lams2008sydney.lamsfoundation.org/summit.htm)(workshop8th
ofDecember2008attheUniversityofSydney)IncludesslidesaboutplansforLAMS

4.2LessonPlans
OntheInternetonecanfindthousandsofgoodlessonplans.Oftenthroughspecializedportalssomeof
whicharesponsoredbyofficialschoolsystems.Thefewlinksbelowarenotatallcompleteandwe
absolutelydon'tvouchforanyofthem(notimeforreviewing)!Wemayatsomepointidentifytheones
thatareparticularlyinterestingwithregardingtechnologyintegration.
Masterteacher'slessonplans(http://betterlesson.com/teacher_directory)atbetterlesson.com(added
1/2015).
LessonPlanSearch.com(http://www.lessonplansearch.com/)LessonPlanSearchengine.
TheTeacher'sCornerLessonPlans(http://www.theteacherscorner.net/)
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/(LibraryofCongress).
http://www.readwritethink.org/index.asp
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/
http://teachers.net/lessons/
http://www.lessonplanz.com/
http://www.lamap.fr/(infrench)
Scootle(http://www.scootle.edu.au/),TheLe@rningFederation,Australia(largerepository,only
opentoeducatorsandstudentsinAustraliaandNewZealand.)
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5References
5.1Introductionsforteachers
Fink,Dee,PlanningyourCourse:ADecisionguide,InstructionalDevelopmentProgram,University
ofOklahoma,WordDocument(http://www.ou.edu/idp/idp_word/designguide.doc).Quote:
Wheneverteachersplanordesigntheircourses,theyareinessencemakingaseriesofdecisions
aimedatcreatinga"design,"whichinthiscaseconsistsofaplanofactivitiesforwhattheteacher
andstudentswilldoinacourse.Thisguideidentifiestheseveraldecisionsinvolvedindesigninga
course,placesthesedecisionsinanappropriatesequence,andsuggestswaystomakegood
decisions..Thisguidealsoincludesworksheets.
ElTigi,Manal(1999).WriteaLessonPlanGuide,TheEducator'sReferenceDesk,HTML
(http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/Guide.shtml)retrieved18:53,27June2006(MEST).This
shortguidealsoincludesalibraryofexamplesandfurtherpointers.
Kizlik,Sandra,LessonPlansTheEasyWay,AdPrima,HTML
(http://www.adprima.com/easyless.htm)
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