Reconceptualizing language teaching: an in-service teacher education course in uzbekistan

SECTION 5.4
Lesson Planning Workshop
“Be meaningful” (Chiesa, personal communication)!
GOALS
By the end of Section 5.4 you will be able to…
A) discuss your lesson plan with three colleagues: one about the goals/
objectives; the second about the content and assessment; the third about 
grammar/format; and,
B) change and/or adapt your lesson plan based on the written and oral 
feedback you have received from your colleagues.
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
In Section 5.4, we will guide you through the collaborative learning 
process on the development of your lesson plan. To effectively take part in 
this section you should have already written a draft lesson plan for 5.3.
ACTION
There are three different phases of the lesson planning workshop. 
Each phase will take approximately 15 – 25 minutes. 
Workshop Phase 1: Goals/Objectives and Into-through-be-
yond
With a partner, please exchange lesson plan drafts. You and your 
partner read each other’s lesson plans and then address (1) the goals/
objectives and (2) the into-through-beyond sections. Is each section no-
ticeable and can each section be explained/summarized by the reader 
and not the lesson plan author? Most importantly, is each goal and/or 
objective addressed in the lesson plan? (In other words, are there clear 
indications through an activity, task, or directions which address the 
goals mentioned at the beginning of the plan). After this interaction, 
each teacher addresses (e.g., fixes) what was discussed if changes have 
to be made.

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RECONCEPTUALIZING LANGUAGE TEACHING
Workshop Phase II: Content and Assessment
Exchange lesson plans with a different partner. Does the content of 
the lesson plan seem appropriate for the student population? Does each 
phase of the lesson plan blend into each other and is the content at the 
appropriate age and level of the population? Do you recommend rear-
ranging the order of the activities/tasks or believe new activities should 
be used? Finally, does the lesson plan have an assessment scheme to 
make sure that what was being taught is being learned? If not, is there a 
homework task that should measure what was being learned in the les-
son? After all issues are discussed, the teacher will address (e.g., fix) what 
was discussed with the partner.