3.
Finally, ask the students to tell you why lesson plans are important. How does it feel
to be a student in a class where the teacher has not planned sufficiently? Students
should also be aware that sometimes the unexpected happens. (Ex.
Smartboard/Promethean Board stops working, electricity goes out, copier machine
breaks down, etc.) Students should think back on how their teachers have
accommodated these unexpected occurrences.
4. Give each student a copy of the “Classroom Lesson Plan.” Students need to plan a lesson
to present to their ProTeam classmates. This lesson needs to be simple and something that
might actually teach the other students something. (Ex. hair braiding, preparing a simple
recipe, napkin-folding, yarn weaving, step routine, etc.)
5. Students will be given a 5-10 minute time frame to present their lesson to the class.
Afterwards, students will write about their experiences. How did their lesson plans help
them? What might they do differently next time? How did it feel to be the teacher for a
brief time?
Choose one or more of the following means of assessment:
1. Students will write entries in their journals explaining what they have learned about
planning. They will include an overall assessment of the extent planning is evident in
their daily school classes. See #5 above.
2. Have students compare and contrast different plan formats.
3. Students will include their completed classroom lesson plans in their portfolios.
FAMILY INVOLVEMENT:
v Each student should ask his parents/guardians about plans they make. This might
include a calendar that lists family members' appointments. It could be a budget that
designates money management (examples: monthly budget, college savings,
insurance policies, weekly meals, household chores). Some students might be able to
see house plans that were drawn up for their houses to be built or remodeled. Still,
others might be able to see how their parents/guardians plan a trip or a vacation.
Many hobbies involve planning—gardening, canning, fishing, weight lifting—even
dieting. Many parents/guardians have careers that involve planning.
v The students should write a journal entry based on what they learned about planning
from their parents/guardians.
PROTEAM DREAMQUEST CURRICULUM
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MODULE 5:
ASSESSMENT:
I Can Teach Others
6. Since the ProTeam students completed a basic lesson plan, you may want to discuss
additional items that teachers include in lesson plans (standards, en ɥ