Effective Lesson Design and Backwards Design

EFFECTIVE LESSON PLANS
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EDU650: Teaching, Learning, and Leading in the 21st
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PART 1: EFFECTIVE LESSON DESIGN AND
BACKWARDS DESIGN
Important Elements of Effective Lesson Design
• A n effective lesson design should have clear objectives. An
objective is what the students should be able to say or do at
the end of the lesson. Communicating objectives motivates
the students.
• An effective lesson design should also have an active
background. This involves the teacher tapping the previous
knowledge as well as experiences of the students.

• Student practice is another important element of an
effective lesson design. There are three steps involved and
they include guided practice, collaborative practice and
finally independent practice( lopez,2013). The teacher
should therefore ensure that students can practice
whatever is being taught.
• Finally, a closing formula is also an important element
(Newman,2013). The tutor should have a captivating way of
summing up the class that will ensure that the objectives
are achieved.

Learning Objectives are Critical to Planning Effective
Instruction
• This is because objectives provide knowledge to the tutors
on the choice of the best instructional materials to be used
during the lesson.
• Objectives are critical to planning effective instruction since
they provide guidelines on the time or duration the tutor
spend on a particular concept.
• Objectives also guide the tutor or the teacher on the
teaching methods that should be used and this also includes
the learning activities and the use of technology.
• Learning objectives are also important since they assist
students to focus on what they are expected to learn.