EFA Training Module

Lesson Planning (60 minutes)

Objective
This practical activity gives participants time to synthesize the information and work collaboratively to plan a video-integrated lesson. Participants will choose an episode on which to base a lesson. Participants will brainstorm “before,” “during,” and “after” activities for the episode they’ve chosen.

To the Trainer:
Each group will need to have access to the episode of their choice. This is most easily achieved in a lab setting via the website (www.myefa.org), but this can also be achieved with multiple TV/VCR set-ups.

Materials

• 1 full set of the EFA video series (VHS or website access)
• Lesson Plan Template (either the one provided or one that is program-specific)

Procedure

• Have participants form groups or pairs, depending on number of participants. (Groups can be based on method of use, similarities in student populations, levels taught, etc.) In their groups, participants should assign roles; writer, reporter, time keeper.
• Participants choose an episode on which they would like to base a lesson. Refer to EFA Episode Summary handout as needed. (5 minutes)
• Participants (in pairs or groups) watch the episode they have chosen. (15 minutes)
• Using the Lesson Plan Template (handout), participants work in small groups to brainstorm ideas for a video-integrated lesson given the group’s decided access to technology. (25 minutes)

Keep the groups moving on this activity – the goal is not to create a comprehensive lesson plan per se, but to consider the types of activities that could be implemented before, during and after viewing the episode.

• The reporter from each group shares their group’s lesson with the rest of the class. (15 minutes)
• To conclude this activity, remind participants that they can share lesson plans and activities through the EFA Teacher Exchange on the EFA website.

Remind participants of the before/during/after activities modeled earlier in the training and encourage them to think along these lines when developing their lessons.

Use the provided lesson plan format as a starting point. Participants should feel free to modify the structure of the lesson plan to fit their lesson.

Encourage participants to integrate different forms of delivery as appropriate. For example, a lesson could combine classroom use of the video with extra practice on the computer.

Monitor time carefully. Use the bell to collect everyone’s attention, check in as needed, move the activity along to the next part, and conclude the activity.