PACE - LCSC Education Division - Lewis-Clark State College

PlanningOn-site teacher educators can expect their interns to plan both long-range goals and daily lessonplans. Adequate planning is essential if teaching time is to be maximized. Each activity andinstructional segment for which the intern is responsible must be based on a formal, intentionallyprepared plan. While the Education Division does not subscribe to any one specific plan format,its faculty does believe that all lesson plans will include observable learning objectives,appropriate activities for teacher and students, materials, evaluation, and periodic review.Specific requirements may vary, as they will reflect the individual needs of the intern, on-siteteacher educator, and college supervisor. No instruction should be permitted for which adequatepre-planning is not in evidence. Whenever the intern teaches, whether for part of a class or forthe entire class period, s/he needs to have a lesson plan that clearly identifies learning objectives.Interns need appropriate input from their on-site teacher educators for advance planning to becomprehensive. Interns need to know when they are expected to teach specific lessons and mustbe informed about the content (scope and sequence) to be addressed. It is helpful if interns areaware of the resources available in the school and community to enrich the learning experiences.Interns can then be expected to take initiative in planning creative lessons for their classes.Effective planning will be:purposeful rather than incidental;pre-planned rather than last minute;cognizant of instructional and safety interests;a basis for analysis and evaluation of instruction; andconsistent with the intern’s philosophy of learning.Basic components of lesson plans include the following elements.Identification of subject, grade level, and subject of the lesson.Learning objectives that state in an observable and measurable way what is to beaccomplished by the student by the end of the lesson and an explanation about how thestudents will be assessed to determine if they can meet the objective.Provision for literacy strategies.List of activities that support the learning objectives, outline the content to be taught and howit is to be taught (chronological order and time allocation).List of materials needed by teacher and by students.TeachingInduction into instruction is best accomplished by using the team approach. This gradualassumption of responsibility, while sharing instruction and management with the on-site teachereducator, provides a smooth transition for both intern and the students. Initially, interns may49