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Hi,

Okay, maybe I graduated from a somewhat inferior teacher education program, although I didn't know it at the time, but the local teachers that I worked with during my student teaching kind of left me in the dark as far as following a Course of Study to invent lesson plans, and, although I have a better idea now and am aware I can borrow lesson plans off of the internet, I still feel like it would benefit me to have it broken down again, perhaps in the form of a video or powerpoint presentation. Also, if there is a website that has videos of experienced teachers acting out their lesson plans, that would really help. I think my main issue is presentation and explanation.

My attempts at inventing lesson plans when I'm not collaborating with other teachers in my field, (and sometimes I don't have the opportunity to) sometimes result in very inferior products that leave the students confused and upset.
pixie I certainly am not an expert (I did not get the greatest teacher prep either), but, in brief, the most important thing is to focus on the curriculum goals (based on required state standards) and the learning objectives that are based on them. Organize your lessons around: what do you want the students to learn and what do you want them to do so tha...See More
Jan 21, 2012


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