Teaching: Planning What to Teach
In this course you will learn how to plan what to teach in your community language school. You will learn different levels of planning, from 'big picture' for a whole year, to individual lessons.
Introduction
The importance of planning - what the Australian Teaching Standards say (2 mins)
Overview of the 3 lessons in this Course (1 min)
Why planning is valuable (1 min)
Plan, be flexible and enjoy (1 min)
Introduction
Step 1: Always start with your students (30 secs)
Quiz: Who are your students?
Explanation: What is a Scope and Sequence? (1 min)
Example of Scope and Sequence - Chinese (1 min)
Example of Scope and Sequence - Spanish (45 secs)
Example of Scope and Sequence - Hindi (29 secs)
Example of Scope and Sequence - Arabic (32 secs)
Example of a Scope and Sequence - textbook-based
What will you plan?
Practice for you (36 secs)
Sample Scope and Sequences
Templates for you
1 Year Scope and Sequence - 4 terms
1 Term Scope and Sequence
Suggested Topics
More practise for you (1 min)
Instructions for 'More practice for you'
Welcome
Review 1: Who are your students?
Review 2: The Scope and Sequence
What is a Unit of Work?
Unit of Work Template
To do
Model Unit of Work - My Daily Routine
Sources for sample Units of Work
Languages K-10 Framework
The syllabus - learning outcomes and general capabilities
How important are the General Capabilities for your students?
To do
Beginning to fill in your UOW template: Title, Duration, Overview, Outcomes, and Resources
UOW template part 2: Content, including how I plan the content
Assessment
Practice recognising formative and summative assessment
Quiz: Assessment
Formative and Summative assessments in My Daily Routine Unit of Work
Differentiation
Finishing up: Reflection, evaluation and sharing
Reflection, Evaluation, Variation
Welcome and review
Introduction to 3 parts of a lesson plan
Lesson plan templates
The lesson's introduction
Quiz - the Introduction
The 'body' of the lesson
Quiz - the 'body' of the lesson
Example: 'I do'
Example: 'We do'
Example 1: 'You do'
Example 2: 'You do'
The lesson's close
Quiz - the Close
Example: A very quick 'Exit card'
Your reflection and evaluation of the lesson
Congratulations