Creating Lesson Plans in eSembler

The Knitty Gritty1. All teachers will be required to have electronic lesson

plans (eSembler, Word, Excel, templates from the shared folder, etc.)

2. All teachers are required to have DAILY lesson plans. Pacing or curriculum guides are no longer acceptable as an indicator of daily lessons.

3. Lesson plans may be for a duration of 5 days. Lessons longer than 5 days should be broken down into smaller components or continued as part of a new 5 day plan.

4. Lesson plans will be checked by Department Chairs and Administration.

5. Individual share folders are being created for uploading lesson plans.

Let’s Get Started

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Lesson Plans1. Hover over Tools Icon - Looks like

a Cog Wheel with a wrench2. Select Lesson Plans from the

drop-down menu3. When Lesson Plans is highlighted,

please click on it…

Add Lesson1. Using the Salmon colored menu

bars in the middle of the screen, select Add Lesson

2. Click Add Lesson now…

Date Lesson Began

# of days for lesson – not to exceed 5 days

Minimum Requirements:1.Topic2.Objectives OR Goals3.Activities4.ESE Adaptations5.Assignments

More Choices:Each input box has three radio buttons. Each will change what your plans look like in the Reports view.The next slide shows you what your reports will look like depending on your choice.

This is a NORMAL view.Choose this radio button if you are writing a narrative of your objectives or activities.

This is a BULLETED view.Choose this view if you may not be reaching objectives in a particular order.

This is a NUMBERED view.Choose this view if you are sequencing your objectives/activities.

Want More Choices?1. Preferences, Preferences,

Preferences

2. Want to give a test or include your materials? Choose from:

1. Goals (if you don’t like objectives)

2. Discussion3. Materials4. Assessment

Entering Information1. Select the Date a lesson will

begin.2. Use the Duration drop down

menu to indicate the number of days the lesson will take place.

3. Include the lesson’s topic (required)

#1

#2

#3

Entering the Lesson Objectives, Activities, ESE Strategies, Assignments, etc.1. Decide what you want your text

to look like (Normal, Bulleted, Numbered) and select the Radio Button.

2. Type in your first Objective then hit enter

3. After each Objective entry hit enter

4. Repeat 1-3 for Activities, ESE Strategies, Assignments, etc.

Selecting Classes and AssignmentsYou can copy each lesson to any of the classes you teach.

For example, this lesson is for AP+ so I have placed a check mark in the boxes for my AP+ classes.

Add an Assignment to Your LessonUsing the Assignments Drop-Down menu, you can select Assignments you have added to be

included as a part of your lesson plan. You can select as many assignments as pertain to your lesson.

Assignments Drop-Down Menu

Adding Your StandardsWhen you are ready to add your standards, use the Salmon colored Standard menu at the bottom of the lesson plan page. A warning box will appear asking you to save – please do.

Assignments Drop-Down Menu

Select Your Subject

Select Your Grade Level

Select Your Subject

Select Your Grade Level

Then, Hit Next

Adding Your Standards (continued)Your standards should appear with check boxes beside hyperlinked SSS numbers. Selecting the underlined text

will expand (or contract) Levels.Select the Standards associated with this lesson.

Select Save.

Contracted Standards Expanded Standards

Adding Your Standards (continued)Below your class list, the selected Standards appear. You can edit or remove them if you have

made a mistake.

Selected Standards

Other OptionsUsing the Salmon colored tasks at the bottom of lesson plan page, you can Save if you are finished entering

your lesson, Delete the lesson if you didn’t mean to type it in, Cancel any changes you have made, Check your Spelling, Add more Standards or Attach any documents that go with the lesson.

Other Options

For our purposes, please select Save.

Lesson Plan ViewAfter Saving, you are taken back to the Add Lesson Screen. Here you can see a list of the lessons

you have entered. You can also edit, delete or clone lessons you have created.

Lesson just entered.

View from the Reports MenuHover over Reports and Choose Lesson Plans.

You can view your Lesson Plans in TWO formats (Preferences) – List View and Table View.

Preferences – List View Preferences – Table View

Lesson just entered.

Exporting Your Lessons for Review by Administration & Department Chairs

1. Right-click anywhere in the Explorer Window.

2. Choose Convert to Adobe PDF3. Name your file using this

convention:Course_modules_LastnameFirstname_

datesExample:EnglishII_Mods01_02_04_07_VogelDa

nielle8-18-10-164. Save the PDF in your My

Documents folder.

Note: Once the individual share folders are available, you will be saving your lesson plan PDF to that folder for review by Department Heads and Administration.

Summary

Create Lesson Plans1. Tools > Lesson Plans > Add Lesson 2. Select Date and Duration3. Enter Topic of Lesson4. Select how you want your Objectives, Activities, ESE/ESOL Adaptations and

Assignments to look in the Reports View.5. Enter your Objectives, Activities, ESE/ESOL Adaptations and Assignments.6. Check which classes to copy the lesson to.7. Add your Assignments associated with the lesson8. Select your Standards.9. Save your lesson.Submit Plans1. Reports > Lesson Plans2. Preferences > View > List OR Table3. Right-click Convert to Adobe PDF4. Save as course_modules_LastnameFirstname_daterange.5. Save in My Documents

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