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A
Comparison of Lesson
Design Models
As
our classrooms become
more diverse and
mainstreaming more
inclusive, the demands
on teacher time becomes
excessive and
individualization
becomes less possible.
In response to
this dilemma, I have
developed a chart of
common lesson design
models.
This
spreadsheet was designed
to reduce my own
frustration as administrators
began to demand
accountability to
accommodate more
diverse, and in some
cases belligerent,
learners.
It addresses the
needs of multiple
intelligences and
learning styles of an
increasingly diverse set
of learners.
As you begin to
design lessons for the
multiple intelligences,
you will allow students
the ability to be
successful, at least
part of the time, in
your classroom.
This success will
allow the student to
give you the time you
need to address other
learning styles and
consequently increase
on-task behavior.
I
would like to focus your
attention on the 4-Mat
section, as this is most
illustrative of how
lesson development will
decrease the behavior problems
in the classroom.
Most
students will allow you
to teach; some cannot or
will not permit
this, unless their needs
are being met.
The first two
rows of the spreadsheet
address the learning
styles of only 45% of
your student population.
These are
basically verbal
learners and this is the
lesson presentation
style most teachers will
use.
That means the
other 65% of the student
body will not be on task
for the lesson.
These 65% will be
the discipline problems
(and will make up 95% of
the students that attend
opportunity schools or
drop out of school).
You will also
notice that the last two
rows represent the
active, hands-on portion
of the lesson plan.
Hands-on, active
learning presentations
are the key to keeping
all students involved in
learning.
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