Design - Plan - Act Model

The Design - Plan - Act Model is a series of three steps to help teachers plan their lesson accordingly and to fit into the time frame they have for teaching the standards required.

Step one is design. In this step teachers study up on the standards that they are required to teach for their grade level. This is where the Dynamic Instructional Design comes into play. This is like a template that will help teachers design their lesson plan so that no important information is missed. (I think Laura is doing her research on the DID model, I can't wait to see it so I can see what the rest of this step looks like! =))

Step two is plan. As a teacher, it is important for us to let our students know what they are getting ready to focus on. This is also where we write out the objectives we wish to achieve daily. Next, is to systematically prepare the classroom. This entails getting the classroom ready with whatever supplies are needed to reach the daily objectives. We need to detail the steps in the pedagogical cycle, identity what other materials and technologies we might need to present the lesson, and finally we check for success. No lesson is ever perfect, nor will it always go as planned. It is important to have a backup plan. And even more important to look back at what worked and what didn't, and revise it for next time.

Step three, and the final step is act. Before you present the lesson, make sure to review it. And than it is time to put into play what you have prepared. Having a daily to-do list can be a very handy thing to have. This will help keep you on track to helping your students achieve their objectives.

I did find one tool that looks promising, but you have to be associated with a school in order to sign up. I did see a place where an instructor can request accounts for their pre-service teachers. I would be more than happy to look into doing this is anyone is interested! =) The website www.teachersweb.com. Here I stumbled across a DAP template. It has a place to enter all of the information you need for the DAP model. Here is the link DAP Model Template