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The document outlines effective lesson planning strategies, emphasizing the importance of understanding learner context and aligning teaching materials with desired outcomes. It details the phases of a lesson, including introduction, body, and conclusion, while highlighting the significance of prior knowledge, scaffolding, and various teaching strategies. Additionally, it discusses assessment types and the necessity of reflecting on teaching practices to ensure successful learning outcomes.

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lesson 3

The document outlines effective lesson planning strategies, emphasizing the importance of understanding learner context and aligning teaching materials with desired outcomes. It details the phases of a lesson, including introduction, body, and conclusion, while highlighting the significance of prior knowledge, scaffolding, and various teaching strategies. Additionally, it discusses assessment types and the necessity of reflecting on teaching practices to ensure successful learning outcomes.

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A baby falls out of a window of a 20 story building, yet survives.

How?

A couple enters a grand ballroom only to find the occupants are dead.
There has been no crime committed. The couple is not concerned by
what they have found. How is this possible?
To begin with the end in
mind (outcomes) means to
start with a clear
understanding of your
destination. If you know
where you’re going…the
steps you take are always
in the right direction.
To consider before you start planning!
1. CAPS document
2. Knowledge, skills & values
3. Context bigger picture
4. Zone of proximal learning
5. Constructive alignment
6. Lesson outcomes
3. Context
What do you know about the context of
the school?

Who are your learners?

Where does this fit within the CAPS


document?
How would a lesson
be different?
4 reasons people will learn:
1. Need
2. Novelty
3. Real life experience
4. Emotion
4.Sone van proksimale leer/
Zone of proximal learning
5. Constructive alignment
1.At the end of the ………………..
2.the learners
3. will be able to ……………….
4.…………………..

1.Tydraamwerk – Aan die einde van ….


2.Respondent– sal die …….
3.Inhoud - …….. kan
4.Aksiewerkwoord - ……………
NOW WE ARE GOING TO
START WITH WHAT
HAPPENS IN CLASS!
When you are planning your lesson
1. Phases of your lesson
2. Core of your lesson
3. Prior knowledge
4. Scaffolding
5. Teaching material
6. Teaching strategies
7. Learner activities
8. Assessment
9. Consolidation
10. Introduction
1. The phases of a lesson
PHASE 1 - INTRODUCTION
How do you grab attention?
Test prior knowledge
(Give lesson outcomes)*
(WOW moment)*
PHASE 2 - BODY
Teaching activities take place
New learning takes place
(Assessment)*
PHASE 3 - CONCLUSION
Summarize new knowledge and process
Apply new knowledge and skills
(Assessment)*

*Lesson outcomes, WOW moment and assessment can be shared in any


phase!
2. The core of a lesson
PERTINENT QUESTION – can you link
constructive alignment to ONE MAIN IDEA??
It’s all about opening the right file…..
3. Prior knowledge

Build a bridge!
Build a bridge
between prior
knowledge and what e
want to teach them
now…
Your turn to talk
Activities to activate
prior knowledge
4. Scaffolding

1. Building on prior
knowledge
2. Becoming more
independent
5. Teaching material
Factors that influence a choice of teaching
material
• Age of the learners
• Needs and interests
• Skills and experience
• Phase and level of progress
• Specific learner outcomes for the lesson
• Personality of the teacher
• Talents of the teacher
• Availability of resources
Advantages of using different
teaching materials
• Motivation of learners : Visually stimulating and
interesting material captures attention and stimulates
different senses.
• Learner participation: Prevents boredom because
learners are actively involved
• Meeting individual needs: Using different media
throughout a lesson addresses different learning styles
• Creates stimulating learning experiences: overcomes
challenges of only using spoken word, additional
explanation of abstract concepts
Disadvantages of using different teaching
materials
• Media can be very expensive
• Learning can be confusing with entertaining :
Not using media effectively can create an
atmosphere that is too relaxed
• Too much media can detract from the
outcomes of the lesson
• Using media can be challenging to class
discipline
6. Teaching strategies

vs
Your turn to talk
7. Learner activities
Determine if class activities will be completed in
groups/pairs or individually.

• the type of learning outcome


• choice of assessment method and
• difficulty of outcome
will determine if activities
must be done individually
or in groups.

ACTIVE
LEARNING!
In-class activities that will stimulate student
engagement with content to realize the learning
outcomes that you set for the lesson (constructive
alignment)

A classroom activity may


never be used to keep
learners busy or to fill up
time nie…it should be used
as preparation for
assessment, solidifying
new learning, to reach
lesson outcomes
Your turn to talk
Create a classroom activity
TYPE OF ACTIVITY CONTENT OF ACTIVITY

Individually

Think / Pair / Share (Pares)

Groups (Cooperative learning)


8. Assessment
Happens in E.g. exam,
Types of Assessment marked with a
class…is not
marked memorandum

Formative Summative
Assessment Assessment
(with feedback) (No feedback, marked)

Tests,
Informal Formal assignments
Formative Formative marked with
Assessment Assessment rubrics,
e.g. 1 minute task
in class / e.g. assignment– memorandums
observation Record keeping! etc.
9. Konsolidasie / Consolidation
10. Introduction

Leave this until last!!!

Beware of the dangers of the Youtube


trap…..

Remember CONTEXT
and opening the RIGHT
FILE…
Did you achieve your outcome? Go back to the beginning
and make sure!

Reflect on
Your own
teaching
and
learning!!
- What was the strengths of your
After a lesson, reflect on….. lesson?
- What, if anything would you
change about the lesson?
- Was this lesson successful? Why?
- Did you reach (all) your
outcomes?
- Can you think of a different
approach you could have used
for this lesson?
- Can you think of alternative
pedagogical approaches or
teaching strategies that you could
have used?
- Do you think that you have
conveyed all knowledge, skills
and values that you aimed to do?
- Were the pertinent question and
main idea very clear?
- How do you feel about your
classroom management skills?
Assignment 1

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