EDU 650 Week 4 Effective Lesson Planning and Design

Effective Lesson Planning and Design. Due by Day 7. Chapter 9 of the textbook focuses on the importance of designing effective lessons. For this assignment, you will create a presentation using PowerPoint, Prezi, or another presentation tool of your choice to analyze effective practices in designing effective instruction for students.

Scenario: You have been asked by a colleague or administrator to support other educators in designing effective instruction. It has been observed that most of the educators have been planning instruction using a traditional model. The objectives of the presentation are to explain the backwards design model of designing instruction, to provide an overview and rationale of the process, to compare and contrast the two models, and finally to provide an example that other educators could use as a model for their own planning.

The presentation will consist of three parts:

Part One: Effective Lesson Design and Backwards Design
In this section of the presentation, you will need to discuss the following topics:

1. What are the most important elements of effective lesson design?
2. Why are good learning objectives critical to planning effective instruction?
3. Provide an example of a good learning objective aligned with the Common Core State Standards. What
   makes this a “good” learning objective?
4. What are some common pitfalls in planning effective lessons? How can we avoid these pitfalls?
5. What does backwards design mean?
6. How does the Common Core State Standards Initiative play a role in designing effective instruction?

Part Two: Compare and Contrast Backwards Design and the Traditional Model

In your presentation, include a visual representation using a chart, diagram, concept map, infographic, or any other visual that compares and contrasts the backwards design model with the traditional model of lesson planning.