Intro: In part 1(Mapping A Unit) and part 2(Lesson Design, Not Lesson Plan) of my lesson plan series, I wrote about how to create a proper lesson plan.
Today, I’ll detail the three-step process to successfully review those units.
How To After-Plan
1. Calculate Effect Size: A new added component of the review method. After completing your lesson plan, go back through and calculate the over Hattie(effect) size of individual days and weeks.
For example, Explicit Teaching Strategies has a 0.63 effect size. Collaborative Learning has a 0.45 effect size. Using the Jigsaw approach has a 1.20 effect size.
My goal is to ensure each daily ELA(English/Language Arts) block has a 5.00 effect size.
2. Time It Out: Each week, I pour over the weekly lessons, material and strategies to determine how long each part will take. Most times, I keep it the same. Other times, I delete or add a component based on the projected minutes needed.
I’m quite precise, too. Once a student stated: Mr. Short, you said we’d do this at 10:35 and it’s 10:35.
Me: I know.
3. Take Notes: Throughout the course of a school week, I review my after-planning notebook and take notes on the lessons. Additionally, daily informal or formal assessments support the after-planning task.
Conclusion: The three-part lesson planning method requires thoroughness and increased effort but it ensures that your scholars receive quality instruction.
Next Week: Manage People, Not A Classroom
Be Phenomenal, Mr. Short
The Phenomenal Student 