Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j6H1bFG00838; Sat, 16 Jul 2005 21:37:15 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 21:37:15 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <BEFF2D73.6C68%elsa.auerbach@umb.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Elsa Auerbach <elsa.auerbach@umb.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10999] Re: Lesson Planning for a "model" ESL X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Status: O Content-Length: 7626 Lines: 247 I absolutely agree that lesson plans are helpful (as long as they're flexible and responsive to whatever is happening in class). I think they are invaluable in guiding and supporting reflective practice. One thing that I think is productive is reflecting on the relationship between the intention/plan and the reality of how the lesson plays itself out. My only concern is with the ways in which Madeline Hunter's work became a tool to control teachers/teaching (her model was mandated in several states as I recall). Elsa On 7/17/05 1:08 AM, "David Rosen" <djrosen@comcast.net> wrote: > Hi Elsa, > > Some might argue that using a lesson plan format itself is > mechanistic, prescriptive, imposed and top down. I have certainly > seen examples where K-12 school systems, in an effort to standardize, > have driven out creativity and quality, diminished teacher control, > and ended up with well-organized mediocrity or worse. So I would > extend your caution to _all_ top-down processed which require > standard formats for lesson planning. > > However, in the control of teachers who are trying to share and > integrate what they do across a team, a format is often useful, > especially one which allows creativity and is not a slave to a > particular teaching or assessment approach. > > I wanted to test this one out (before recommending it to a group of > teachers last week) and developed a sample lesson for adult learners > at a secondary level who were interested in getting career > information and also who needed to improve their report writing > skills. I decided to target it for a population of urban young > adults, men and women, ages 16-20, who had left school without > graduating. I also decided that it should make good use of > information, research capabilities and collaborative writing > opportunities offered by the Internet. Finally, I wondered if this > format would be helpful to me in designing a (writing) portfolio > based assessment process using rubrics, one in which students could > collaboratively critique each others' writing in teams. > > I didn't find the format constraining in any way. When I presented > the format and the lesson plan I had designed to a group of teachers > a couple of days ago, they saw many possibilities for it, and found > the lesson plan itself intriguing. > > So I would conclude that a tool like this could, in the hands of a > large top-down, system which was interested in primarily in > organization and accountability (and not the quality of what teachers > and students do in the classroom) could be a problem. In the hands > of teachers working together, however, who choose to use it, a format > like this can be very helpful. > > All the best, > > David > djrosen@comcast.net > > On Jul 16, 2005, at 4:16 PM, Elsa Auerbach wrote: > >> Please note that there is a great deal of controversy about Madeline >> Hunter's approach which many practitioners (K-12) find prescriptive >> and >> mechanistic; it has been imposed in a top-down way in school >> systems and is >> seen as controlling, stifling of teacher creativity, disrespectful to >> teachers' professionalism, etc. >> >> Googling Madeline Hunter would probably turn up some of these >> critiques >> (although I have to admit I haven't done this). >> >> Elsa Auerbach >> >> On 7/16/05 10:54 PM, "sandra fugate" <aviasan2@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> >>> Thanks David. This is a very helpful site. I >>> especially like the extensive 'measurable verbs' list >>> that have been categorized. >>> >>> I am somewhat familiar with the work of Madeline >>> Hunter who is referenced in the OTAN site. >>> >>> Are you familiar with Dr. Bob Kizlik's site, Adprima, >>> at http://www.adprima.com/? >>> >>> I have also found the book "Learning Teaching" by Jim >>> Scrivener very useful. Additionally, CAELA has good >>> ideas for planning lessons in their Toolkit. >>> >>> Again, thanks for this great site. >>> >>> Sandra >>> >>> >>> >>> --- David Rosen <djrosen@comcast.net> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Hello Sandra and others who have this question: >>>> "What do you consider >>>> to be the 'model' ESL-specific lesson plan format?" >>>> >>>> A new -- and possibly very useful -- tool which >>>> addresses the need >>>> you have described is Lesson Plan Builder >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> http://www.adultedlessons.org/login.cfm?fuseaction=login >>> >>>> >>>> It's a free, online template where a teacher can >>>> create lesson plans >>>> and save them. The lesson plans can be done a >>>> piece at a time, >>>> saving (and returning to) the parts that are done. >>>> They follow a >>>> tried-and-true format (Madeline Hunter/WIPPIE). They >>>> have adult >>>> education (including ESL/ESOL) competencies >>>> referenced within it >>>> (such as CASAS, and SCANS, with others to be added ) >>>> and it >>>> conveniently links with a (free) online rubrics >>>> builder. The >>>> completed lesson plans can be saved to one's own >>>> computer (or a >>>> program's server for all teachers there to use) and, >>>> within a few >>>> months or, so they will be able to be saved to a >>>> user-accessible, >>>> searchable online database of lesson plans. This >>>> has been developed >>>> (and will be improved) by OTAN in California. I saw >>>> it demonstrated >>>> at COABE this year, and think it is potentially very >>>> useful to adult >>>> ESL/ESOL teachers and others. >>>> >>>> What do you - and others here -- think of it? >>>> >>>> David J. Rosen >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jul 16, 2005, at 11:33 AM, sandra fugate wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> While we are on the subject of "Model ESL >>>>> >>>> Programs", I >>>> >>>>> would like to ask a question. What do you >>>>> >>>> consider to >>>> >>>>> be the 'model' ESL-specific lesson plan format? >>>>> >>>> We >>>> >>>>> are trying to create a 'formal' lesson plan >>>>> >>>> template >>>> >>>>> that is ESOL-specific. We have researched a >>>>> >>>> number of >>>> >>>>> resources and have found that the components for >>>>> >>>> the >>>> >>>>> 'recommended' ESOL-specific lesson plan are pretty >>>>> much the same with the exception of the titles of >>>>> >>>> the >>>> >>>>> components. Even when the title varies (such as >>>>> learner activities vs practice) the definition is >>>>> basically the same. >>>>> >>>>> We have many ESOL practitioners who are 1) >>>>> >>>> part-time, >>>> >>>>> 2) have no language acquisition teaching >>>>> >>>> experience or >>>> >>>>> related educational background and 3) some who >>>>> >>>> may >>>> >>>>> not even hold a k12 teaching license that would >>>>> indicate they have had training in teaching >>>>> methods/lesson planning. >>>>> >>>>> For these reasons, we want to provide training in >>>>> lesson planning and ESOL-specific teaching >>>>> >>>> strategies. >>>> >>>>> Of course, we know that they will not create a >>>>> >>>> formal >>>> >>>>> plan before each class, but we want them to at >>>>> >>>> least >>>> >>>>> know how to do so and understand the principals >>>>> >>>> that >>>> >>>>> support each component of an ESOL-specific lesson >>>>> plan. >>>>> >>>>> In an effort to create a lesson plan that conforms >>>>> >>>> to >>>> >>>>> recognized ESL specifications, we would greatly >>>>> appreciate your feedback. >>>>> >>>>> Thank you, >>>>> >>>>> Sandra Fugate >>>>> ESOL Coordinator >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> __________________________________________________ >>> Do You Yahoo!? >>> Tired of spam? 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