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 j6UJKCG29096; Sat, 30 Jul 2005 15:20:12 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 15:20:12 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <20050730191411.70597.qmail@web202.biz.mail.re2.yahoo.com> 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: Glenda Rose <glenda@english-now.us> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:11016] RE: Lesson plans X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Status: O Content-Length: 1257 Lines: 27 Because I run a program with a "running schedule" - students can come in and out as they please all day - I very seldom have a written lesson plan. However, I know the material inside and out and tailor each student's "lesson" when I see what they are having trouble with. I think a teacher must know the material inside and out, but also must be flexible. Even when I was teaching traditional classes and wrote lesson plans, they very seldom went off the way I planned. When teaching adults there are so many variables - acculturative stress issues, differences in literacy levels that make some students frustrated at how slow we are going and others frustrated that we are going to quickly. I actually think that we have improved the quality of our teaching because we conform our methods and "plans" to a particular student's needs on a particular day. However, I agree that when teaching large groups, a written lesson plan - even if not followed to the letter - is a great tool for making sure you cover everything you intend to. I think the problem arises when adhering to the lesson plan becomes more important than the students' ability to assimilate the information. Glenda L. Rose, Director English Now, Austin, TX www.english-now.us
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