Gaining Foundation Skills for Learning and Teaching/GFS Lesson Planning Module

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=GFS Lesson Planning Module=

This module provides some prompts on how to plan for a lesson/session and offers options in terms of ways that you can record your session plan.

The Planning
To get the most out of a learning session time and effort needs to be put into the planning.

A great place to start is with the 5 W’s.

Consider:


 * Who are your students/participants?
 * Where is the learning session to take place? – environment, resources
 * When will this occur? – time of day, length of session
 * Why is this session being run? – the intent and aim of the session?
 * What is the focus and content of the session?

Once you have considered those you can move to


 * How will this session flow and be organised?

Recording the Session Plan
There are no hard or fast rules about how you should record a session plan.

It could be in list form, mind-map, diagrams, tables or any other structure that works best for you.

The key factor is that it can be followed easily and works for you as a tool during the session.

You can also add information about how the session went that can be used to enhance planning for another session or a repeat of the same session at a later date.

The attached session plan is in a table format that can be of use to those who prefer a very structured approach to their planning. This can be very useful for those new to teaching.