EP 127 3 Myths Busted about Lesson Planning

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You are an amazing and hard-working educator. The work that you are doing for your students is appreciated. Thank you for your dedication and the time you put in to ensure your students succeed. 

Today’s episode aims to share three myths about searching for lesson plans and strategies to help you in the process.

There are a lot of myths about looking for resources to support your Language Learners. Let’s dive into those myths and provide some clarifications and solutions. 

The first myth is that the activities of the lesson are more important than the learning goal. 

It is easy to get into planning the lesson and being hyper-focused on the activities. Planning for the activities is the fun part of the lesson, and I know a lot of us get excited just thinking about what activities we are going to include in the lesson.

Jumping straight into planning for the lesson activities without having a clear understanding of the learning goals and/or standards can lead to a murky lesson. The reason for this is because you can easily lose sight of the goal. 

Before you start looking for activities or lesson planning, understand your learning goals and standards. Once you have the standard and goals you will be teaching, then you can start planning the activities of the lesson. 

The second myth we will discuss is focusing more on the teacher’s actions rather than the student’s actions. 

When lesson planning, there are so many templates that are centered around the teacher’s actions during the lesson. If you think about some, they are asking what the teacher will say, what will the teacher say, when will the teacher hand out papers, and the list can go on. 

While you are planning lessons for your students, you should also be planning for student actions during the lesson. This can look like planning for the student experience in the lesson so that they can be more engaged and motivated during the lesson. 

I like to think of it as a working document. I usually keep mine open on my desk and make notes of what changes to make for the next class period and/or day. 

The goal is to be flexible and open to any changes that need to be made to your lessons. Remember it does not have to be written in stone and you have the power to make adjustments. 

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