Do you believe in detailed lesson plan?

Answer 1

In my head, yes.

On paper, I don't have time to do a complete outline of everything.

Instead, I have a general set of plans, write in page numbers or brief activity abbreviations as I go, and only write out the whole thing for observers, or when requested for professional review.

Partly, this is because I am individualizing instruction for up to 32 special ed students (usually above 25), and to write out each child's lessons for every single day would be prohibitively time consuming.

Answer 2

Personally, I don't care much for lesson plans because the classroom is so dynamic and things can change in an instant. We know what we need to teach by the end of the course, and exactly what lesson we do this day or that day, and exactly how we run it, isn't something you can always do. Why? Because if you say planned on introducing a new topic, but less than 1/2 your class is there, you might switch gears so you don't have to re-explain things all over again.

This is why I don't teach in the public schools. On the college level, I've done lesson plans from time to time, just to help focus on what I ultimately hope to accomplish and to make sure I don't forget anything.

There's the true value, a way to make sure you don't miss anything you wanted to mention during the course of your instruction. It can also be helpful to someone who has to jump in and fill-in for you at the last minute.

How detailed it is truly depends on the subject and the teacher. I tend to make mine pretty detailed and easy to follow. But as I said earlier, I'm not a fan of them. Teachers of any grade level know what topics we have to cover, and how long we have to do it. What we do when, and how we do it is truly up to us. And a good teacher will always walk into that day's class with a strong sense of what he or she will cover today. Putting that down on paper in detail is more for someone else's benefit rather than our own.

Answer 3

At first, it's good to write down all of the details. But i definitely don't make a detailed lesson plan for everything I do. Usually I just keep that stuff in my head. But there is merit in learning to write out detailed lesson plans. Then it becomes easy to remember.

Answer 4

To begin with, I do. I cannot tell you the hours I spent my first year planning everything down to the minute. True, the minutiae never quite fell into place as I had planned, but I had no down time!

As you get a handle on your craft, however, the meticulous details become less necessary. I just finished my third year, and now I typically plan in chunks (as I am on high school block scheduling). I always keep time for the "bell ringer" and exit slips, and I still estimate time--something that gets easier with experience--but I do not script things as carefully.

There is so much that we cannot anticipate, and we must leave ourselves--and our plans--open to variables. Things like fire drills and emergency homeroom meetings are much less stressful this way.

Answer 5

If I was a teacher, I would have to have a detailed lesson plan. If I didn't, I would forget to go over something I wanted to cover.

Answer 6

It depends. I do believe in writing in some detail most of the time but not very detailed. I find writing it makes it easier to remember too. You may be asked to do a detailed one for a couple of reasons. It gives the headmistress some idea of your work and it acts as a guideline for another teacher during your absence.

Answer 7

Yes, if you have the time. The problem is that the teacher has to manage 100 little things already in the schedule and that leaves very little time for thoroughness and details. As you become a more experienced teacher, you'll remember the details more easily.

Answer 8

i don't believe much in detailed lesson plan on paper. but yes one must keep details in mind while teaching.

Answer 9

Yes

Answer 10

Yes, with the possibility of changing, if needed.