UNIT 2 2 SCHEMES OF WORK AND LESSON

UNIT 2. 2 SCHEMES OF WORK AND LESSON PLANNING Jon Davison and Marilyn Leask From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5 th edition, Routledge © 2009

OBJECTIVES At the end of this unit you should be able to: • explain what is meant by the terms: ‘aims’, ‘learning objectives’, ‘learning outcomes’, ‘progression’, ‘differentiation’ • construct schemes of work (also known as programmes or units of work) • construct effective lesson plans. From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5 th edition, Routledge © 2009

PLANNING WHAT TO TEACH AND HOW TO TEACH IT • Content of lessons • Teaching strategies or methods. From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5 th edition, Routledge © 2009

SCHEMES OF WORK AND LESSON PLANS The scheme of work • Using a scheme of work. The lesson plan • • • Preparation Beginning Moving on Ending (plenary) Evaluation and planning future lessons. From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5 th edition, Routledge © 2009

FURTHER INFORMATION To explore this material further, read: Davison, J. and Leask, M. (2009) ‘Schemes of work and lesson planning’, in S. Capel, M. Leask and T. Turner (eds) Learning to Teach in the Secondary School: A Companion to School Experience, 5 th edn, London: Routledge. From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5 th edition, Routledge © 2009

FURTHER READING Hay Mc. Ber (2000) Research into Teacher Effectiveness, Df. EE: London. Kyriacou, C. (2007) Essential Teaching Skills, 3 rd edn, Cheltenham: Nelson Thornes. Mager, R. (2005) Preparing Instructional Objectives, 3 rd edn, Atlanta, GA: Center for Effective Performance. Learning and Teaching Scotland (2007) Teaching for Effective Learning, Dundee. Warburton, N. (2003) Thinking from A-Z, 2 nd edn , London, Routledge. Falmer. From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5 th edition, Routledge © 2009