The college lesson plan
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One page, ten boxes
The college lesson plan is one page of boxes. Each box asks a question about your learners, in the template's own words. The four in the middle are , and they are the lesson. The six round them stop the plan being a list of activities.
The handout
The template's questions
| Box | The template asks |
|---|---|
| Intended learning outcomes | Do these increase in challenge? Have you designed them using Bloom's Taxonomy? |
| Stretch and challenge | Do these activities allow learners to meet learning outcomes? |
| Assessment for learning activities | Are these all evidence based? Do they provide opportunities for interventions? |
| Digital learning | Can learners find and apply information digitally? |
| Literacy and numeracy | Are you developing literacy and numeracy skills? |
| EDI | Can you link the learning to diverse cultures or events? |
- Learning activities holds four boxes: Launch, Establish, Apply, Demonstrate.
Your jobPut each card in its box on the college lesson plan.
Fill the page in this order. A box that is thin gets one more line.
Why this works in your room
Every box on the plan is a question about your learners, not a form to fill.
For your learners: A check, a stretch and a way in are planned before the lesson starts, so fewer of them are left to chance.
For you: You know what each box is asking for, so a plan takes minutes and reads the same to any colleague.
Start with the outcomes
Box one
All, most, some. Each harder than the one before. Write them first.
Then the four steps
Launch, Establish, Apply, Demonstrate
Ask of each card: who is doing it, you or the learners?
Then the checks
Stretch and challenge, assessment for learning
One harder next step for the ready. One check of every learner that you act on.
Then the threads
Digital, literacy and numeracy,
They are not extra steps. They sit inside the activities you have already written.
Elsewhere in Bradford ThreadWorks
Big 4Copilot: writing a simple prompt and asking for a draft, such as a summary, a starter or a quiz.Open Big 4 (opens in a new tab)
Lesson WeaverBuilds a plan like this one with you, on the college template.Open Lesson Weaver (opens in a new tab)
Prompts to paste into Copilot
Two prompts to paste into Copilot. Change what is in brackets, and leave out learners' names.
Check my plan against the template
Here is my lesson plan. [paste your plan]. Check it against these headings: intended learning outcomes, Launch, Establish, Apply, Demonstrate, stretch and challenge, assessment for learning, digital learning, literacy and numeracy, EDI. Say which are missing or thin, and suggest one line for each.
Outcomes that get harder
Write three learning outcomes for a [level] [subject] lesson on [topic]: one every learner will reach, one most will, and one for those ready for more. Start each with a verb I could see or hear in the room.
The college's own template
The boxes and the prompts in them are the ones on the college lesson plan template. The four steps inside Learning activities are LEAD: Launch, Establish, Apply, Demonstrate, the shape the college uses for every lesson.
Bradford College lesson plan template
Why a box for each
The prompts ask for a check on every learner, practice that gets harder, and support planned from the start. Those are among the things Rosenshine's review found in the most effective teaching.
Rosenshine, Principles of Instruction, 2012 (opens in a new tab)How sure is this?
Fairly. The boxes and their questions are the college's own. The research behind them is mostly from schools. The cards in the activity are made up to show what belongs in each box, and a real plan will have more to say in each.
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