6 Completed Lesson And Unit Plans
Recently, I wrote a blog about 5 ways that we can learn through writing lesson plans. I also shared a resource collection of lesson and unit planning with 10 templates. We know that we can learn about lesson planning by writing out our plans and using templates, but we can also learn by reading the plans of other educators. Scholastic’s Lesson Plan Database hosts thousands of completed lesson and unit plans for grades pre-K-12 in all subjects. Better Lesson, the National Education Association’s lesson plan site, features over 3000 Common Core-aligned lesson plans developed by teachers participating in the NEA’s Master Teacher Project. Share My Lesson, the American Federation of Teachers’ lesson plan database, contains nearly 300,000 resources created by teachers. ReadWriteThink is a site developed by the The International Reading Association (IRA) and the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) ReadWriteThink. Share your favorite lesson plans in the comment section below.
Great Free Lesson Plan Templates for Every Teacher
The series we have recently started here in Educational Technology and Mobile Learning and which covers a wide variety of free teacher resources has more in store for you.So after posting about free worksheets and printables yesterday we are going to provide you today with another list of great and trusted resources where you can easily create, download, and print lesson plan templates. The templates below are relevant for the teaching of different subject areas and grades. Just browse to find the ones that you like and download or print them. 1- Standard Toolbox This is a website that provides teachers with a variety of tools such as : lesson planner, test generator, gradebook, classwebsite, weekly calendar, and many more 2- Lesson Planner This web tool will help you organize your busy classroom. 3- Daily Lesson Plans Templates This is a collection of lesson plan templates that you can use in your k-12 classroom. 4- Teachnology Tool 5- Education World 6- Classroom Forms and Testing
Lesson plan
A lesson plan is a teacher's detailed description of the course of instruction for one class. A daily lesson plan is developed by a teacher to guide class instruction. Details will vary depending on the preference of the teacher, subject being covered, and the need and/or curiosity of students. There may be requirements mandated by the school system regarding the plan.[1] Developing a lesson plan[edit] While there are many formats for a lesson plan, most lesson plans contain some or all of these elements, typically in this order: A well-developed lesson plan[edit] A well-developed lesson plan reflects the interests and needs of students. Setting objectives[edit] The first thing a teacher does is create an objective, a statement of purpose for the whole lesson. Selecting lesson plan material[edit] A lesson plan must correlate with the text book the class uses. Types of Assignments[edit] References[edit] Jump up ^ O'Bannon, B. (2008). Further reading[edit] See also[edit] External links[edit]
Free Printable Lesson Plan Template
Lesson planning can be very time consuming and daunting especially for a new teacher, however lesson planning does not always come easy for experienced teachers either. A lesson plan format or guide makes lesson planning so much easier, using a free printable lesson plan template I think is the way to go. There are lots of printable lesson plan templates offered online and it is just a matter of finding which one feels most comfortable and works the best with the teacher's schedule. Here you will find free printable lesson plan templates, make sure to print off a few different choices and try each one for a week or two and see which one feels the best. Lesson Plan Templates This website organizes the lesson plan templates in a very orderly fashion and the specific type of lesson plan template is really easy to find. Simple Free Printable Lesson Plan Template Detailed Free Printable Lesson Plan Template Weekly Lesson Plan Template Free Printable Lesson Plan Template Lesson Plan Templates
Teaching & Assessing Soft Skills
The career landscape is changing dramatically. The Bureau of Labor Statistics states that the average worker currently holds ten different jobs before the age of forty. This requires a high degree of flexibility and adaptability. Students who leave high school with strong soft skills will work more harmoniously with others and be more successful tackling unfamiliar tasks. This year I am focusing on both teaching and assessing these critical soft skills. Now my teacher team uses these rubrics to give each student feedback on where he/she is in relation to mastering these crucial skills. Below are a few of the rubrics I designed. If you have strategies or resources you use to support students in developing their soft skills, please post a comment and share them!
Lesson Plan Template / Overview
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Lesson Plans
Home › Classroom Resources › Lesson Plans We have hundreds of standards-based lesson plans written and reviewed by educators using current research and the best instructional practices. Find the perfect one for your classroom. Standard Lessons See All Standard Lessons These lessons are designed to offer three to five classroom sessions with step-by-step instructions. Grades 5 – 12 | Lesson Plan Thoughtful Threads: Sparking Rich Online Discussions Today's students love chatting online with friends. Standards Every lesson plan on ReadWriteThink has been aligned not only to the IRA/NCTE Standards for the English Language Arts but to individual state standards as well.
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Why Students Forget—and What You Can Do About It
Teachers have long known that rote memorization can lead to a superficial grasp of material that is quickly forgotten. But new research in the field of neuroscience is starting to shed light on the ways that brains are wired to forget—highlighting the importance of strategies to retain knowledge and make learning stick. In a recent article published in the journal Neuron, neurobiologists Blake Richards and Paul Frankland challenge the predominant view of memory, which holds that forgetting is a process of loss—the gradual washing away of critical information despite our best efforts to retain it. According to Richards and Frankland, the goal of memory is not just to store information accurately but to “optimize decision-making” in chaotic, quickly changing environments. In this model of cognition, forgetting is an evolutionary strategy, a purposeful process that runs in the background of memory, evaluating and discarding information that doesn’t promote the survival of the species.
