Designing Your ‘Expanded’ Lesson Plan

1. Designing Your ‘Expanded’ Lesson Plan • 3 Parts of each lesson plan • A) Unit and Lesson Plan • B) Narrative • C) Reflection on the lesson • Length: Each part (a, b, and c) of the expanded lesson plan should be ~3 pages, for a total of ~9 pages.

2. A) Unit and Lesson Plan • Purpose/goal of the assignment: • Design an applicable/utilitarian lesson plan for your practice that uses technology to teach a subject-matter unit. • Layout/Structure: • Organized • Easy to reference • Clarity • Clear straightforward writing

3. B) Narrative • Create an ‘imagined summary’ about how the lesson might have gone. • Use ‘real time’ writing (i.e. informal) • Use your imagination—Write what you imagine! • Edit your ‘final’ narrative product (i.e. don’t get caught up in the mechanics of writing during your first drafts—do that at the end)

4. B) Narrative Questions • Questions to address within the Narrative: 1# What is the subject matter goal for your lesson and how does the proposed technology help you meet that goal? 2# What do you expect to see on the computer screens while students are using the technology and how can you interpret what you see? 3# What do you expect students to make of what they see on the computer? What questions can you anticipate, and how can you respond to them? 4# How can you assess what students are doing and what they are learning from this activity? How will you hold them accountable for the work they do on the computer?

5. C) Reflection of the Lesson 1# How did the imagined lesson go? • Potential pitfalls • Positive outcomes • Changes that you would make • What did you learn (as the instructor)? 2# Connect to Theory—How well do these 3 items fit together? Describe how and/or why? • Your Lesson Plan, • Subject Matter, and • Theory