week ten lesson plans and ROPES exercise and templates

Session 10 Activity Sheet: Lesson Plan Template

 

·         Lesson Title: LEARNING HOW TO BLOG

·         Readings for the Session: __________

·         Time for the Entire Session: 3 hours

·         Resources: COMPUTERS

·         Session Learning Outcomes: THIS LESSON MEETS BACK TO OUTCOMES # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 AND 6. 

Topic	Main Ideas	References	Exercises (Learning Strategies)	Evaluation	Timing
Review of last session	Last week we learned about how blogging can be of benefit to our learners as a journaling tool.  Any questions?				10 minutes
Overview of session	This week we will focus on creating a blog post. We will set up the blog and learn how to post information, paste photos and links into the blog and how to share your blog with others or hide it from them.				5 minutes
Presentation	Show learners several blogs spaces and explain how they can be used for multiple purposes (ie: journaling, marketing, sharing information). Tell that blogs are especially useful as journaling tools in and out of the classroom for students. After short lecture, demonstrate how to set up an account in Blogger and have the learners work in pairs at the same time as the professor to create a blog for one of the students. Take appropriate breaks to check in with teams and make sure everyone is on the right track. Once the task is completed, have the teams create another blog on their own for the other student and be there for questions or for troubleshooting.		hands on blog creation	informal assessment and correction as the class progresses and learners make their way through the process	30 min. lecturette 2 hours to complete the tasks
Summary	Inform the students that they will be using their blogs to record some information and perspectives throughout the rest of the course. They will be directed to do these tasks by the professor as we go along, but they are welcome to post and play as they wish to gain experience and comfort with the tool.				15 minutes.

C. Developing a Lesson Plan for Your Curriculum

Individual/Learning Partner Activity
In the previous courses you were exposed to other models of organizing a lesson plan. In this course, you will be using the ROPES model. ROPES stands for Review, Overview, Presentation of content, Exercises, and Summary. An example of how to use the ROPES model in a lesson plan is provided at the end of this session.
To meet the learning requirements of each learning outcome of the session and using a lesson plan template:

• Identify and sequence topics to build on learning;
• Select teaching strategies and evaluation methods that are congruent with the learning outcome;
• Choose materials and resources;
• Identify timing required;
• Include a welcoming activity such as an icebreaker;
• Use the ROPES Model and the following headings for your lesson plan.

• R eview (of the last lesson. Relate it to the learner and the current topic);
• O verview (of the key objectives, agenda, and why the lesson is important);
• P resentation of Content ( may vary based on content pieces );
• E xercises ( in focus activities, activities for evaluation, or group work );
• S ummary ( i.e., how did you bring all the pieces of the class together? );

Consult with your learning partner and your facilitator if necessary.

Templates from Google Scholar

Although in my next post I commented solely on the template found in the course materials, I did find these templates in Google Scholar to share.
This first one is pretty basic and not as effective for my purposes as the one we have in our course materials here...worth a look anyways!
http://www.cbsd.org/cms/lib07/PA01916442/Centricity/Domain/1803/Lesson%20Plan%20Format.docx
This second template is very explicit but I quite like it for that aspect. However, as I mentioned in my other post, simplicity is a good thing too. I like that this one has sections for the bridge in and homework as well.
http://elementarypgms.sp.brevardschools.org/RTI/Documents/MTSS%20-%20Secondary%20Level/MTSS%20Secondary%20Day%203%20State%20Training/Academic%20Engagement/Math/Instructional%20Implications/Lesson%20Plan%20Template.docx
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