SECONDARY LESSON PLAN

YEAR LEVEL & SUBJECT:

Year 12/ VCD

NO. OF STUDENTS: 20

DATE:
LESSON DURATION: 50 mins

TOPIC/FOCUS:
Excursion

Pre

knowledge

for

the

VCV

Designer

forum

AusVELS/VCE STATEMENTS:
Key Knowledge:

the practices of key contemporary Australian and/or international designers in the communication and/or environmental and/or industrial design fields
the distinguishing characteristics of different design fields
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES (INCLUDE LINK TO AusVELS/VCE):
The students will be able to:

In small groups research one of the designers they will be seeing at the VCVs Forum
Create a poster about some key features of the Designer and their work
Present this poster to the class

SUMMARY OF RESOURCES REQUIRED:

LESSON PROCEDURE

TIMING

RESOURCES

STEPS OF THE LESSON

(key activities and key questions)

EXPECTED STUDENT
REACTIONS OR RESPONSES

TEACHER RESPONSES TO
STUDENTS
(including consideration of the
need to adapt, reteach or
extend)

Opening (links to previous lesson/s

or new topic, purpose of lesson):
2
mins

Students will be introduced to the

VCV design Forum they will be
attending this week
Lesson Development:
Students will be out into three groups

Students will effectively work

If some students arent

GOALS & METHODS OF EVALUATION

(including specific informal and/or formal
assessment links to AusVELS/VCE)

and asked to research one of the

designers.
35
mins

As a group they will create a poster

on different areas of each designer
including: information about them
(Australian or international designer),
what design work they do, any
particular briefs/clients they have
worked one, some questions they
would want to ask this designer

in groups and all pull their

weight researching and
creating the poster

pulling their weight in this

group task the teacher will
have to prompt them to stay
on task. Remind them that
this activity will help them
with their SAC

*Because they havent released the

designers for 2017 I have included
the 2016 designers for references
Communication designer - Sonia
Kretschmar http://www.soniak.com
Industrial designer - Matthew
Butler http://zaishu.bigcartel.com

3
mins

7
mins

Architectural/Environmental designer
- Darren
Naftal http://dnarchitecture.com
Students are asked to write down any
questions they may have for each
designer, at least one needs to be
written down for each designer
Go through worksheet students will
be given at the Forum which they will
have to fill out for each designer.
Closure:

3
mins

Students reminded of the VCV Forum

they will be attending and that they
are using this experience to learn
about the professional industry but
also for their next SAC on the Design
Industry so should ask lots of
questions

Clarify any questions

students may have about the
worksheet

Formatively
assess
the
group
presentations on each designer to
see if students have learnt some
pre-knowledge before attending the
Forum.

PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS POST LESSON REFLECTION

Student learning (Were the stated goals achieved by all students or only some?)

Effectiveness of the learning and teaching strategies (For example, review your questioning skills in checking for understanding or your explaining skills in
information and modelling, or your organising and communicating skills, for example, giving instructions, encouraging student participation etc.)

Reflection on what you have learned and changes for future lessons (Identify a key learning/insight that you have gained about effective learning and teaching
and those changes you will make when planning and implementing your next Direct Lesson Plan)

SUPERVISING TEACHER FEEDBACK

Pre-service Teacher preparation for lesson, use of resources, teaching strategies, class room management. Lesson
introduction and closure. Acknowledgement of individual learning styles.