Monday, August 25, 2014
Planning- Reality vs Expectations
In my original reflection of what planning may consist of, I talked a lot about how the teacher must consider the whole unit before breaking down a lesson plan. I also discussed how the more detailed a lesson plan, the less improvisation necessary. One of the most common topics throughout the flipgrid videos is the spontaneity of teaching. Almost every teacher mentions how they find themselves having to adjust lesson plans almost every time in order to adapt to the students needs. Many of the teachers also brought up their transition from detailed lesson planners to planning online, or on Microsoft Word. This shows how important organization is when planning. I was surprised to hear one of the teachers say that she plans the entire year then re-plans as she goes.
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Hi, Lisa. I agree with your observations about adjustments and details in planning. However, I don't think that the teachers were stressing 'spontaneity' so much as flexibility. In other words, planning seems to be more about willing to alter portions of the lesson to accommodate for unpredictable circumstances.
ReplyDeleteWhen I taught college students, I recorded all that I had planned to teach that day on notecards because mostly my concerns were the order in which I wanted to present the material and not necessarily the details of that material itself. It is clear that planning for junior or senior high school students is quite a change from planning for college-level students. That is why I am in this program: to learn how to plan for and teach younger people and be a better teacher for the older ones, as well.