The importance of planning each lesson cannot be overemphasized. No instructor can go to laboratory or class unprepared and adequately teach. Preparation is absolutely necessary. He/she must know exactly what they will teach and how they will teach it. The lesson plan should be organized on paper and used as a guide every time a lesson is taught. To cover the planning phase thoroughly, the instructor should do each of the following things:
1. Determine target group and need 2. Select topic,Write a descriptive title, Determine time 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Write the goal or goals Write the objectives to support each goal Determine the means for motivation Determine the content Determine the new terms to be taught Determine the most effective teaching technique and learning strategy Determine the instructional aids to be used Determine the means of securing student participation Determine the means of application Determine the methods for checking understanding Determine the points of summary Determine specific assignments Determine specific references
Several sources of information on the topic of the lesson should be carefully checked and the best ones listed in the lesson plan. These references should be listed under two headings: a. References for the students b. References for the instructor The following standard form for listing textbook references should be used: a. Author, title of book, address of publisher, publishers name, date of publication and page.
A practical application is: Timbie, William H., Basic Electricity for Communications, New York, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1943, pp. 9-22 15. Revise and Improve the Lesson Plan A lesson plan should always be tentative. Whenever improvements in content and methods of presentation are discovered, the lesson plan should be revised and the improvements incorporated.