EDEL466/566 - Computers in Education

SIX-POINT LESSON PLAN

1. Focus and Review

The teacher restates the learning mind-set from the previous instruction, linking it to the new lesson. "You'll remember that yesterday we. . ."

2. Objectives

Part of the planning; a statement of what the students will be able to do following the lesson which they could not do before it
may or may not be stated to students; can be used as a key to student learning and the basis of Hunter's "checks for understanding"
Incorporate the five higher order thinking skills in your sub-objectives: recall, analysis, comparison, inference, evaluation.
Check the state's computer literacy curriculum strand for activities that support your content area objectives.
Include resource materials and special preparations

Computer Access. Check, underline or highlight the computer access option or options for this lesson:

1. The $800 to $2,000 dollar classroom solution: 1 computer for a whole class with no projection to the whole class

2. The $1,100 solution: 1 computer with a small group

3. The $2,900 solution: 1 computer with projection system

4. The $10,000 solution: a set of 7 computers for teams of students from 2-7 students

5. The $40,000 solution: trips to a computer lab

6. The $30,000 solution: a set of wireless laptop computers for every child in the teacher's classroom

7. The $6,250 solution: a set of wireless, color handheld computers for every child in the classroom

8. The $2,100 solution: a set of non-wireless, non-color non-rechargeable battery PDAs for every child in the classroom

3. Teacher Input

The direct instruction by the teacher; the new data which are given to the student
This step normally involves modeling or demonstrating by the teacher
New teachers need to plan this part very carefully

4. Guided Practice

The chance for the students to try to do what the teacher has tried to teach, as doing math problems after the teacher has taught how to do them
During this step the teacher monitors and circulates, checking student understanding and answering individual questions

5. Independent Practice

Students demonstrate independent mastery of the skill; ability to do the work without help
This step is frequently done as homework
A test or quiz may be a form of independent practice

6. Closure

The ending of the lesson, restating or practicing what was supposed to be learned in the lesson
Often tied to the objectives as a final check for understanding
Determine the success of the lesson and your teaching.

Notes on lesson plans: Good lesson plans take time to develop, but they are essential to success in teaching. There is a common misconception that all six steps in the lesson plan must be included in each daily lesson, but this is simply not the case. In planning, think of the best way to involve students in the lesson and in the sequence of learning something new, then use the above steps as they aid the outlining of a learning plan.