EDU502 Teaching and Learning ASSIGNMENT 1 LESSON PLAN EXAMINATION FURTHER GUIDELINES Assignment #1 requires the examination of a detailed

d lesson plan that includes some components of assessment. The lesson plan must not be one produced by yourself but one from either a colleague or one retrieved from the Internet (please remember to reference your source appropriately). Explain and justify the major components and type of teaching strategy(s) that would be suitable for delivering the lesson. Analyse the degree to which the design of the plan is consistent with research and best practice. (1000 words).

For this assignment you will need to: 1. Locate a lesson plan you that you feel you can critically examine. 2.Critically evaluate the types of teaching strategies, including major components of the lesson, that are advocated by the academic community as best practice for the subject being taught (Arts, Languages, Sciences, Mathematics, Humanities, ...etc) and how it can be beneficially used to deliver this lesson. 3. Reflect upon the content and structure in relation to the learners that the lesson plan is designed for (Adult/Mature learners, Higher Education, Secondary/Primary students, Students with SENs, Cultural setting) 4. Describe or choose a teaching approach (guided inquiry, problem based learning, case studies, discovery learning, cooperative learning, collaborative learning, direct instruction, mastery learning, task based learning, experiential learning...etc) that you feel best suits the lesson plan explain why. Reflect on the advantages and shortfalls of the teaching strategy/approach in relation to the lesson plan, the learning that needs to take place and how it is being assessed along with any other aspects, such as differentiated instruction, ICT. 5. Critically examine the lesson in relation to a) what is being taught and why (topic, objectives, content, assessment, methods, resources, assessment,....etc) b) the role of pre-requisite knowledge and/or skills c) the learning outcomes and their relationship to assessment d) how learning outcomes and conceptual knowledge are being assessed 4. Produce a short 1000 word report (remember to use your appendices, e.g. lesson plan, lesson materials and sheets). 5. Grading of this assignment follows the above requirements and the MEds assessment criteria and rubric, attached to this blackboards module website. Assignment #1 need to be submitted to turnitin on/before Sunday, October 26th, 2013 by 5PM. Please, email a copy to instructor, sufian.forawi@buid.ac.ae same day by 5PM.