Lesson Plan Template and Guidelines

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The following components of Lesson Design are a reminder to Trainer/Assessors that good practice in training involves careful planning and consideration of the following. Lesson Design template

AQTF1.3 Staff, facilities, equipment and training and assessment materials used by the RTO are consistent with the requirements of the Training Package or accredited course and the RTO’s own training and assessment strategies.

Lesson Design

Energisers Warm up activities to energise and focus attention

Introduction & Mental Set Quick review activity of last session. Include a “Mental Set” that is the “hook” to help students “tune in” and engage with the topic

Sharing the Objective Have a clear set of objectives for the session and communicate those objectives to students

Input/Information Can be a PowerPoint presentation, a video, a group discussion, student’s reading from a text or researching on line

Models/Demonstrate Show students how to do something and display some examples “you prepared earlier” or show some real examples from industry

Check for understanding Ask questions, give quizzes, or observe students working on tasks

Give Feedback Give students feedback to let them know how they are going with reaching the objective

Practice (Guided and Independent)

Many students learn best by doing, so give them plenty of opportunity to practise their new skills. Lecturers may want to give students guidance and feedback while they are practising (Guided Practice) and other times they may ask students to practise on their own (Independent Practice)

Wrap up (Closure)

Ask students to recap what you have taught them; telling or showing you what they have learned. Help them to evaluate if they have reached the objective. Give students activities to do in the workplace so that their new knowledge and skills are transferred to the workplace.

Remember there is no special order to do these and you don’t need every component in every session. Each session is different and will depend on the individual trainer/assessor, the subject matter, the training environment and the learning style and needs of students. These components are just a reminder that good practice in training is more than just input with talk and PowerPoint! See over page for example of completed Lesson Plan For more information on Madeline Hunter’s Lesson Design http://template.aea267.iowapages.org/lessonplan/

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Lesson Plan Example (Model)

Date: 3 February 2010 Time: 10.45am- 12.30pm Lesson Topic: Effective Lesson Planning (Session 2- Day 2) Objective/Purpose: By the end of the lesson participants will be able to design a lesson using Madeline Hunter’s lesson design Elements/Performance Criteria Covered: TAEDES401A 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 & required knowledge 7: TAEDEL401A Element 2, 4.1,4.2

Time Frame Lesson Design Content Resources

10.45am Energiser I like all my friends who…

Sharing the Objective

Review of last session and Introduction to session topic & Sharing the Objective

PowerPoint Slides 1-3

10.50am Mental Set

KWL chart: • Engaging & identifying participants’ current

understandings. • Reflecting on new learning. • Pre Post Plan • Engaging with what participants’ can do/know

& want to know. • Reflecting on skills & understandings. • Planning for improvement

PowerPoint Slides 4-5 Session Handouts pp.2-3

11.10am Input Placemat on Lesson Design PowerPoint Slides 6-13

11.25am Demonstration/Model Show a lesson plan example Session

Handouts p 4

11.35am Input PowerPoint on Lesson Design continued… Slides 11-17

PowerPoint Slides 13-19

11.45am Check for Understanding Group Quiz *Handout

11.50am Practice Participants to begin devising a lesson plan relevant to their area.

Computer lab. Lesson plan template (p.5)

12.20 am Feedback Participants check and give feedback to each other

12.20-12.30 Closure/ Reflection

Refer to and reflect on KWL chart/ Pre-Post-Plan *(Reflecting on new learning/planning for improvement) *P/Ls and or to attend and spend time with lecturers from their area.

Session Handouts pp.2-3

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Lesson Plan Template and Guidelines

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Session outcome: By the end of the session the learner will be able to Elements/Performance Criteria covered:

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Time Frame Lesson Design Content Resources