Daily Planning for Today’s Classroom A Guide

1. Introduction. 2. Lessons and Activities: Which is Which. 3. Writing Objectives. 4. Lesson Plans. 5. Activity Plans. 6. Critical Teaching Skills. 7. Diversity Strategies. 8. Direct Instruction. 9. Informal Presentation. 10. Structured Discovery. 11. Concepts, Social Skills and Strategies. 12. Using Peers in Instruction.

Preface

v

Introduction

1

(4)

Purpose of Book

1

(1)

The Diverse Student Population

1

(1)

Deciding What to Teach

2

(1)

Deciding How to Teach

3

(1)

The Content and Organization of This Book

3

(1)

References

4

(1)

Lessons Versus Activities

5

(6)

Introduction

5

(1)

Primary Differences between Lessons and Activities

5

(1)

Lessons

6

(1)

Activities

7

(2)

Selecting the Appropriate Plan

9

(2)

Writing Objectives

11

(9)

Introduction

11

(1)

Definition and Purpose

11

(1)

State Standards: A Source of Objectives

11

(1)

From General to Specific: State Standards to Objectives

12

(1)

Components of Objectives

13

(5)

Summary

18

(1)

Practicing Writing Objectives: Study Suggestions

19

(1)

References

19

(1)

Lessons Plans

20

(8)

Introduction

20

(1)

Generic Components of a Lesson Plan

21

(3)

Editing Tasks: Evaluating the Written Plan

24

(1)

Steps in Writing a Lesson Plan

25

(1)

Writing a Useful Plan

26

(1)

Summary

26

(1)

References

26

(2)

Activity Plans

28

(11)

Introduction

28

(1)

Generic Components of an Activity Plan

29

(3)

Editing Tasks

32

(1)

Writing a Useful Plan

33

(1)

Summary

33

(6)

Tic-Tac-Toe Spelling

35

(2)

Treasure Hunt

37

(2)

Critical Teaching Skills

39

(20)

Introduction

39

(1)

Planning the Content to Be Taught

39

(4)

Focusing Attention

43

(9)

Monitoring Student Progress

52

(2)

Managing Behavior

54

(3)

Summary

57

(1)

References and Suggested Readings

57

(2)

Diversity Strategies

59

(23)

Introduction

59

(1)

Planning for Diversity

59

(3)

In This Chapter

62

(2)

Diversity Strategies by Planning Component

64

(6)

Diversity Strategies by Problem or Difficulty

70

(5)

Planning for Cultural Diversity

75

(3)

Planning for English-Language Learners

78

(2)

Summary

80

(1)

References and Suggested Readings

80

(1)

Cultural and Linguistic Diversity

81

(1)

Preface to the Lesson Models

82

(71)

Introduction

82

(1)

Selecting a Model to Use

82

(1)

Organization of Chapters 8-10

83

(1)

References

83

(1)

Direct Instruction

84

(15)

Introduction

84

(1)

Uses of Direct Instruction

85

(1)

Key Planning Considerations

85

(5)

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Daily Planning for Today’s Classroom A Guide to Writing Lesson and Activity Plans

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