Further, the university supervisor will monitor the on-going development of the student teaching contributions to the portfolio, which will include copies of selected lesson plans. Many problems that occur in student teaching can be traced to careless or inadequate planning. The student teacher is therefore advised to plan thoroughly for each lesson. The University supervisor and cooperating teacher will advise the student teacher on appropriate or required formats for lessons plans. In addition, course instructors may have particular lesson plan formats they wish the student teacher to use for particular course assignments.
Many different formats are possible and appropriate.
Record the actual questions or directions you will use in the order you will proceed, and anticipate possible student responses. Indicate approximate time delineations. If there are major transitions between parts of the lesson, indicate how those are to be accomplished. The teacher might also preview subsequent learning related to the lesson, so that the students will have a sense of where they are headed. Means of evaluating the students' learning and level of understanding.