Essential Components of a Teacher's Scheme for Lesson Planning

Scheme of Work * 1

Scheme of Work A scheme of work is a plan made by the teachers. It enables them to implement a syllabus as required by the Ministry of Education. It is intended to help you project your teaching activities for the term or the year. Before you prepare a scheme of work the following information and resources must be gathered. * 2

Cont.. Number of lessons per week for each of the subjects. Time allocated for lessons 40 or 35 minutes or 1 hour. Duration of the lessons, single or double lessons. Length of the term 10, 12 or 14 weeks Facilities available i.e. classroom or laboratory for sciences * 3

Cont Size of the class Classes you will teach Form 1,2,3 or 4 Previous topic taught Record of work Term dates i.e. end of term, half term, sports day, public holidays, exams, * 4

Cont Resources i.e. reference books at least 4 different ones, teaching aids, ensure laboratories have resources needed for practical lessons Availability of resources Provision for field trips, excursions * 5

Components of a Scheme of Work A standard scheme of work should have the following essential components: Term, subject, class and number of weeks. These should be outside the table Week, date, lesson, topic, sub-topic, competences, learning objectives, teaching /learning activities, learning resources, references and remarks. These should be inside the table. * 6

Cont Once the scheme of work is completed the next aspect of planning is the preparation of lesson plans. The scheme of work becomes the guide line for lesson planning. * 7

Activity 1: Individual work Prepare a scheme of work for two weeks from ICT O-level syllabus Keep it in your E-portfolio * 8

Lesson Plan * 9

Meaning A lesson plan is a design which shows how the elements of the lesson are systematically organized and sequenced for presented over a period of time. A lesson plan is a framework of a lesson in which teachers make decisions in advance about what techniques, activities and materials will be used in the class. * 10

Cont Lesson plans should be detailed enough to guide your teaching. As a teacher you must have a lesson plan for every lesson. * 11

Cont There are different types of lesson plans a theory, a practical, a quiz, a revision, a field or excursion. According to the list lesson plans should be tailor made to suit the lesson. However, what constitutes a good lesson plan varies in the minds of educators. * 12

Importance of Lesson Plan Proper lesson planning is essential for both novice and experienced teachers. Unprepared teachers receive much less trust and cooperation from the pupils. There is a common misconception that experienced teachers needn t do lesson planning. Though the contents may be the same, pupils are different, the time is different, so is the mood. experienced teachers also need plan lessons * 13

Elements of A Lesson Plan Elements of a lesson plan are listed below. Subject , Class , Date , Topic , Time of the lesson , Sub-topic , competence, Objectives of the lessons , Resources , References, Timing of the stages , lesson development, Stages, time for each stage, pupils evaluation, pupils work, teacher s evaluation and self reflection. * 14

Activity 2: Individual work Prepare Lesson Plans from your prepared scheme of work for two lessons ONE for theory lesson And One for practical lesson in the computer lab Keep them in your E-portfolio * 15

Individual Assignment Microteaching Prepare a 5 min lesson plan on the topic of your choice from ICT syllabus. To be presented in the next week sessions. * 16

SHUKRAN * 17