GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPING A TEACHING PLAN
Title
• The title of your Teaching Planmustbe concise, clear, and descriptive.
Purpose
• Identify the intended student group (undergraduate nursing students, staff nurses, community members, etc.). Clearly tell the students what they will learn and why it matters to their professional practice. Apply a Biblical principle and verse to frame your lesson theme.
Learning outcomes(2–3 per lesson)
• Learning outcomes are what students are expected to know after completing the Teaching Plan.
• Learning outcomes mustclosely align to an organizational curriculum, plan, and/or the strategic plan.
• Note—Each learning outcome mustbe clearly reflected in the activities and assessed at the conclusion of the lesson.
Classroom
• Includethe setting for the class (nursing school, community, Department of Education, etc.).
• Explain classroom time required for the professor to teach the schedule for this Teaching Plan. You might specify minutes, hours, class periods, or even weeks.If the plan is intended to last for several days, explain the time requirements as specifically as possible (for example, “two hours over a week” or “three consecutive class periods”).
• If the Teaching Plan requires that the physical classroom space be arranged in a particular way, mention that here.
Materials Required
• Materials needed include resources used by both professor and student, including books, handouts, paper and pencils, art supplies, and so on.
• If a specific book is needed or recommended, provide a full citation (author, title, publisher, ISBN) so that students can easily locate it.
• If you use handouts or specific materials for presentation, please include them as Appendix A to this plan.
Technology Resources
• Include technology resources used by professor and students, including computers and related resources (internet connections, printers, and specific software such as a word processing application or PowerPoint), scanners and digital cameras, projectors, VCR or DVD player, and so on.
• Be as specific as possible when listing software and hardware requirements.
• Include 1innovative type of technology or software in your Teaching Plan that is appropriate to your lesson.
Prerequisites (Predesign)
• Prerequisites are what a student needs to know or be able to do to succeed and accomplish the teaching objective. This may include activities that professors and students need to do before beginning the lesson. They may be as simple as verifyingknowledgeof concepts or topics that should already have been covered. They may include activities that will help stimulate students’ background knowledge of the topic, refresh their memory of previous lessons related to this one, or teach critical vocabulary. Or, they may list things the professor needs to do to prepare to teach this lesson.
Content Introduction
• Use the introduction to tell a little about your Teaching Plan. Briefly describe the instructional techniques, what students will learn, and any activities or assessments that you think are particularly noteworthy.
• Develop a creative introduction to the topic to stimulate interest and encourage thinking. You can use a variety of approaches to engage students (e.g., personal anecdote, historical event, thought-provoking dilemma, real-world example, short video clip, practical application, probing question, etc.).
Teaching andLearning Strategies
• Learning strategies must be in an alphanumeric outline format (Reference Owl Purdue for the proper development of an alphanumeric outline by clicking here).
• Strategies provide a step-by-step guide for what the professor and students will do during the lesson. They should be as specific as possible.
• Note key points the nurse educator will cover (i.e. lecture notes).
• Similarly, if there will be a discussion, note the goals for the discussion — what conclusions might or should students reach?
• Explain all instructional techniques you use with which your students. Include a teaching strategy for each learning domain (cognitive, affective, and psychomotor).
• If you choose to use handouts, include them in Appendix A.
Differentiated Instruction
• Differentiated Instructions are ways a nurse educatorcould adapt a Teaching Plan to educate special audiences, such as students with learning disabilities or English language learners.
• Briefly explain an appropriate modification for a student with learning disabilities as well as a student with English as a second language.
Assessment
• The assessment section explains how the nurse educatorwill determine whether or to what extent students met the learning outcomes listed at the beginning of the Teaching Plan. It should explain the means of assessment as well as the standards by which students are to be assessed. Remediation methods should be addressed.
• Attach the specific test, quiz,survey, or checklist (with answer keys)you usein Appendix B. If handouts were not used, this will become Appendix A.
• If the assessment is oral, explain what words, ideas, or cues the nurse educatorcan use to evaluate student understanding.
Required References (APA format)
• Use 3–5 references(peer reviewed journal articles)in addition to any textbooks and Bible to fully support your Teaching Plan.