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EDUCATIONAL
PLANNING – Lesson 3
(CLASS LECTURES)

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EDUCATIONAL PLANNING

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Educational planning, in its broadest generic sense, is the application of rational, systematic
analysis to the process of educational development with the aim of making education more
effective and efficient in responding to the needs and goals of its students and society
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IMPORTANCE OF PLANNING

 In education, a well-worked out course/lesson plan will act as a core of teaching-learning
process
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 Your goals, which has been decided by planning, makes your decision making more
efficient and more ‘to the point’

PROGRAMS IN EDUCATIONAL LEARNING

Planning learning

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Sections of planning learning
Developing a scheme of work: The scheme of work organizes course content and describes
how it will be delivered
Developing a session plan: In some curriculum areas a ‘session’ can be easily defined as
an event that happens at a particular time on a particular day, with a clear start and end
time
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EFFECTIVE PLANNING

A few steps to walk you through the process:
Step 1
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Step 2
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Step 3
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Step 4
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Step 5
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Step 6
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Step 7
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Step 8
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Step 9
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How to assess your plan?
 Student results

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 See whether if it provides any insights
 Contributions into the teaching learning process
 Check for productivity

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INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING

It is defined as:
 Visualizing: the ability to visualize the future classroom events
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 Managing: a way of managing time and event
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o the students prior learning experiences
o The content derived from curriculum guides, textbooks, teacher-developed material
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Goal: it is the description of general objective of school curricula
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 Help the educators keep in mind the needs of their students
 Provides continuity of instruction and efficient use of time in class room
 Able to identify and schedule resources
 Helps to adhere to the local and national guidelines

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TIME FRAMING

 Working as a teacher requires excellent time management skills
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LESSON OF FRAMING

This strategy is called “framing” the lesson because it includes both parts at the beginning
and the end
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FIVE EFFECTIVE TIME FRAMING TIPS

 Organize the day by priorities: Teacher time management must start with setting priorities
and organizing the day around the most important tasks
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 Strategically plan homework assignments: Both teachers and students may find that
assignments that require repetitive practice is better suited for the home environment
 Avoid “loaded” procrastination: Teachers find it more efficient to break up grading
materials into small groups that are graded each day than to work on grading the work of
the entire class on the same day
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 Set aside personal time: A teacher has many tasks that require attention and often focuses
on the needs of students and their parents it is also important to set aside personal time to
keep the priorities in proper perspective
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Post the objective in the classroom where students can see
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Make sure the objective is reasonable to complete inone lesson or class

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POWER ZONE

 Working in the “power zone” means teaching or monitoring in close proximity to students
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 On-task behaviors increase
 Discipline issues decrease
 Student retention of content improves
 The “power zone” does typically NOT include:
o The teacher work area (behind the desk, or at the computer)
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BENEFITS OF TEACHING IN THE “POWER ZONE”

Address unwanted behaviors immediately
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TIPS TO RECOGNIZE & REINFORCE
POSITIVE BEHAVIORS

 Create a list of the specific student behaviors or accomplishments you want to encourage
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 Specify the praiseworthy aspects of the student’s accomplishments
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 Attribute student success to effort and ability,
 Implying that similar successes can be expected in the future through a similar work ethic

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