Lesson Plans that aren't so rigid
There are times, when we have our lesson plan laid out to the minute, and then disaster. As Instructors, we need to be prepaared for these times. If we are not, our credibility can be compromised, and the students most likely are deprived of the total content of the course, which means they have a bad experiendce. This is not acceptable in our profession.
Hi Laura,
The key is getting back on track. Many instructors lose their way when something doesn't work and they have a difficult time of recapturing where they need to be. That is why Plan B has to always be there just in case because most of us seem to use Plan B more than we do Plan A because something always comes up or fails to work.
Gary
I agree with you that we are instructors have to be prepared for the disasters and we must be able to adjust accordingly. I also thing we need to be able to assess the disaster and try to get back on track as soon as possible.
Laura
I agree wth this, but I've found you have to be very careful about condensing parts of the curiculum. Even though it is repeat information, some student think they understand, but have eitherrecieved the wrong information or misunderstood it. And then there is the students who never understood it to begin with, but were too embarrassed to admit it in front of their peers. This presents a problem later on in the course or in a later class.
I think a lesson plan needs structure but every class with have a different twist arise. The lesson may have a lot of content that your students would call a repeat so at that time the lesson plan may have to be condensed, on the other hand the class has not heard or have any prior knowledge of what's being laid out before them which would require an in depth discussion with a lot of detail in addition to what's being presented.
I BELIEVE THAT OUR LESSON PLAN ALLOW FOR THE UNFORSEEN.WHEN TOPIC DISCUSSIONS OCCURE BETWEEN STUDENTS AND BETWEEN STUDENTS AND INSTRUCTOR;WE SHOULD BE READY TO SIDE TRACK.EXPRESSION IS KEY TO LEARNING.
