Curran Better Lesson Plans, Better Lessons

Practical Strategies for Planning from Standards
Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-1-317-55892-7
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 126 Seiten

In today’s high stakes world, using ready-made lessons and teacher’s guides are no longer enough to guarantee achievement. The best way to help students succeed is through deliberate and careful lesson planning focused on the end result of increasing student achievement. Whether you are a new teacher or an experienced educator, this book will help you get started by providing a practical, step-by-step guide to designing lessons that will lead to student mastery of any objective. You’ll learn the essential components of lessons that are Common Core-aligned and grounded in best practices. Topics include:

- Tailoring your lessons to meet your state standards while ensuring high student achievement.

- Writing a strong objective to stay focused on the goal of a lesson.

- Creating an end-of-lesson assessment to gauge the lesson’s success.

- Constructing a lesson plan that combines direct instruction, guided practice, and independent practice

Along the way, you’ll find plenty of helpful examples from math and English Language Arts. You’ll also find end-of-chapter FAQs and activities to try, to help you make these concepts a reality for your own classroom. Many of the tools from the book are also available as free downloads from our website (http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781138838871/).

Autoren/Hrsg.

Curran, Ben

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Curricula: Planung und Entwicklung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

eResources

About the Author

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I: Planning with the Standards in Mind

Chapter 1: The CCSS and Lesson Planning

Chapter 2: The Role of Assessments

Part II: Before the Lesson

Chapter 3: Writing Objectives

Chapter 4: Writing Assessments

Part III: During the Lesson

Chapter 5: Direct Instruction

Chapter 6: Guided Practice

Chapter 7: Independent Practice

Part IV: After the Lesson

Chapter 8: Assessing Student Understanding

Conclusion

References

Appendix A: Lesson Plan Template

Appendix B: A Note to School Leaders

Über Autor(innen)

Ben Curran coaches school leaders for The Achievement Network, a national non-profit dedicated to leveling the playing field in education. He previously worked as a teacher and instructional coach. Ben is also co-author of Engaged, Connected, Empowered: Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century (Routledge, 2014).