A CRITICAL GUIDE TO LESSON PLANNING

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A CRITICAL GUIDE TO LESSON PLANNING

• A GUIDE TO CONSTRUCTING A
• Critical LESSON
• PRESENTED BY THE CRITICAL STAFF

Jim Carroll, Joe Montacalvo, Melanie Calvert, Art
Fortin and Fred Fisher
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STEP 1

• Decide on the content outcomes
• You have come here today with a set of outcomes
  you want to convey to your students
• Your task is to place these in a Critical
  Power Point lesson format using the PPA

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STEP 2

• Find the part of the PPA to be addressed as the
  GOAL or AIM for the lesson
• This can be made into an AIM Question

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WHERE DO WE LOOK FOR THE PPA CATEGORY ?
PPAUsing the SIX steps as a lesson aim
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STEP 3

• Standard to be addressed
• OR
• SKILL TO BE LEARNED BY STUDENT

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FINDING THE STANDARD

• http//www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/tips/tutorials.h
  tml (RESOURCES TUTORIALS)
• http//www.nysatl.nysed.gov/standards.html (New
  York State Standards)
• LEARNING STANDARDS

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STEP 4

• FINDING THE RESOURCE MATERIAL TO MEET THE
  STANDARD
• This is the critical part of teaching
• How should this material be selected?

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THE RESOURCE MATERIAL

• 1 Fulfills the content objectives
• 2 Addresses standards
• 3 Used in assessment process

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SOURCES FOR CONTENT MATERIAL (Lab Lesson)

• WWW.GOOGLE.COM
• WWW.YAHOO.COM
• WWW.ASKJEEVES.COM
• http//www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/tips/search.html
  (TIPS SEARCH INFORMATION)

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OTHER SOURCES FOR CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION
Suggestions ??
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STEP 5

• Create a learning experience that unifies the
  PPA with content, skills and process

Here you can link to the Critical website
(worksheets or information)
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WHAT DO WE HAVE NOW ?

• 1 Content to be taught
• 2 PPA or AHPPA category to be addressed
• 3 Standards to be addressed
• 4 Classroom material used in instruction
• 5 Creating learning experience
• IDENTIFICATION OF GIFTED TALENTED

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HOMEWORK

• REPLICATES THE CONTENT AND PROCESS EMPHASIZED IN
  THE LESSON
• OPENS STUDENTS TO TECHNOLOGY SKILLS AND OTHER
  STANDARDS
• ANTICIPATES NEXT LESSON
• INCLUDES PPA OR AHPPA CATEGORY

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ASSESSMENT INLCUDE PPA
1 Use PPA worksheets 2 Assign essays using PPA
categories 3 Examinations can focus on PPA
problem solving skills 4 Long term projects
focus on the PPA 5 Here teacher can include a
GIFTED TALENTED segment in
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Power Point Presentation

• Include a power point presentation as an integral
  part of the lesson or in one phase of the lesson
• Include reference to the PPA
• Include a segment representing the GIFTED
  TALENTED
• This you will do in the afternoon session