What to expect on the first day of class: I have chosen the lesson for your first class to demonstrate the kind of lesson planning that I want from you.

Introduction to English 5922 (Title of Plan)

Class Description: English 5922 will be composed of from 10-20 college seniors. They will be motivated to master licensure standards because they will be student teaching in the next semester. The large majority of the students will be Caucasian; there may be a few students of color. Most students will know what it means to be professional in their approach to both their education as a teacher and to the schools in which they will be working. All students will be able academically as they must have a 3.2 in their major, or a 3.0 overall average before they student teach in the next semester. Those who lag behind these grade or professionality requirements will need special advisement and a plan to meet the requirements.

Objective/Standard: The standard that this lesson will work towards will be the INTASC standard on planning. By the end of this lesson, the students will have learned:

1. the course requirements and their connections with the licensure requirements
2. the meanings of words used in lesson planning
3. the interests and skills of their peers in the class
4. the plans required for microteachings

Rationale: It is best for the world for students to learn actively, constructing knowledge and problem solving skills related to that knowledge. When students learn in such a manner they are empowered to make their own decisions about what to do and how to do it in the world. As prospective teachers, the students in this class will need to be critical and reflective of what they want to do and how they want to do it. This lesson will both present information and allow students to be reflective and critical of what they are learning.

Method:

1. Introduce myself and something I do well- 2 minutes
2. Describe the objectives/activities for the day
3. Ask students to get in dyads to interview the other person about where they came from, why they are in the room, and what one thing they do well- 5 minutes
4. Have students introduce each other from the interview material they gather- 15 minutes
5. Review the syllabus- 10 minutes
6. Ask students to answer the following questions about what they are good at: Why is it important to the world that you do this thing? Why do you do it? How did you learn it? How do you know that you do it well?- 10 minutes
7. Ask students to match these descriptions and the words that are used in lesson plans:class description, rationale, objective/standard, method, homework, assessment
8. Ask groups of 3-4 students discuss the insights that they have gleaned in viewing how they learned one thing well. What does this say about the way they should teach their future teachers?-15 minutes
9. Ask them to share several insights with the whole group- 15 minutes
10. Give them the assignment- 2 minutes

Homework:

• Read Collins and Seidman, available on 5922 home page
• Develop an anticipatory set lesson plan
• Bring in two or three questions about the syllabus and course

Assessment: I know students will have met the objectives/standard if:

1. They bring in important questions to the next class about the syllabus and course requirements
2. They use the lesson planning words insightfully in their lessons
3. The group begins to work cohesively
4. Their lesson plans for Microteaching #1 include the basic concepts for planning