One of the most important lessons I have ever learned is knowing when to “throw in the towel†on a lesson plan. I’m sure you’ve experienced it before. You could be saying something mid-sentence and realize, “My students look bored. They’re not getting this. This just isn’t working.†At this point, we have two options. … Continue reading When to Throw in the Towel
Here are a few basic steps for formulating a lesson. This lesson plan works for individual lessons as well as for lessons that may require several days to complete. Remember that if a lesson continues for more than one day, students will need to be refocused on the objective of the lesson, and the teacher will … Continue reading Lesson Plan Design
The most important thing to do as a teacher is to organize your goals, objectives, and unit plans. Formulating goals and objectives is a major part of a teacher’s course of study, but they are only the beginning. The key is to take them and to give them real-world applications. These come in the form … Continue reading Goals, Objectives, and Unit Plans