INTRODUCTION

LESSON PLANNING

Developing lesson plans is one of the most crucial aspects and tasks of any teacher, as it forms the foundational structure of teaching and learning activities. A good and effective lesson plan helps in achieving organization and order in a classroom since every teaching activity is taught with an aim of meeting the intended educational goals.

The formation of the lesson plans presupposes the analysis of a vast number of factors, namely learning objectives, approaches to learning-teaching, time, and evaluation. Thus, illuminating these components beforehand help teachers in preconceiving each of the class they plan to take with certainty and readiness, which results in smoother teaching performance and increased student participation. On the same note, lesson plans also serve the purpose of; reflection where the teacher can review the strategies used in the class and consider changes that may be made in future classes.

At the same time, it seems necessary to state that, on the one hand, lesson planning is a very useful and valuable academic practice in terms of its benefits and advantages. On the other hand, like any other form of academic practice, it involves critical challenges and possible disadvantages. 

On this account, it is possible to underline the main benefit that is connected with the creation of detailed lesson plans; this is the possibility to coordinate the activity of the teacher with the requirements of the curriculum and learning outcomes, and with the progress that is achieved by students during their classes. Moreover, clear and detailed lesson planning allows, for instance, identifying the possible difficulties and misconceptions in teachers’ and students’ expectations that should be managed in order to enhance and facilitate learning.

Lesson plans also ensure uniformity across sections particularly in different classes or where temporarily different teachers teach the same class ensuring that the children are taught in the same manner as was planned for them. On the hand, strict compliance with the plans in the lessons presupposes a lack of possibilities for the diversified organization of teaching-learning process and can negatively affect teachers’ opportunities to meet the needs of the learners or use valuable moments in the process.

Also, the process of developing detailed lesson plans can be a disadvantage or a burden because it requires a lot of time to prepare for the lessons, particularly when a teacher has many classes or little time for preparation. It is always important to prepare effectively for classroom learning essays but at the same time ensure that the preparedness does not limit operation in responsive manner due to the fluidity of classroom existence.

In this case, while preparing the lesson plans, the teachers should ensure that the various techniques to be used are appropriate for the different students in their classroom to ensure that all are covered regardless of their learning ability. This may comprise of whole class teaching, group teaching, demonstration, and practical activities, and computer-aided teaching.

Furthermore, an effective plan of delivery ought to have ideas on how formative assessments can be used during the lesson to check the understanding of the students or lack of, so that appropriate changes can be made immediately. 

In conclusion, flexibility and organization are two determining factors of creating effective lessons, which addresses the educational objectives while allowing for creativity and improvisation. This way an educator is able to come up with a fluid process where lesson planning does not have to be a one shot event, and in effect ensure the potential of every classroom session is enhanced.