TEACHING PRACTICE LESSON PLAN (2014-2015)

DTE year 4: Raymond Gaffney_G00246364

Subject: Materials Technology Wood
Pupil Year Group: 2nd Year
Lesson Number: #1
Date: 05-01-2015

Topic(s): Design Process

No. of Pupils: 17
Length of Lesson: 35mins (single evening class)
Time of Lesson: 15:25

Previous Knowledge & Skills

Knowledge (Theory)

Skills (Practice)

Students have a variety of projects

completed in Materials Technology Wood.
Students have used all the basic hand tools.
Have completed a dovetail joint box before
Christmas.
Students have completed a portfolio for
their previous project.
Students explored the theory of trees,
wood structure, timber
softwood/hardwood and seasoning,
diseases and defects

Planning timber.
Sawing accurately.
Chiselling: vertical & horizontal.
Constructing dovetail joints.
Sketching.
Laminating.

Rationale
The reason I have chosen to continue with the design process in this class is:
According to my co-operating teacher this class have completed a number of projects to date but have
never gone through the actual design process of producing a piece of work. He told me that they have
gone through sketching and explaining the construction process. I believe it would be good practice, for
their junior cert next year, to complete a project from design brief stage to working drawings stage at
this stage.
NOTE: this project will not be the same project they complete during practical class due to time
constraints.

Aims
The aims of this lesson are to:

Get to know the students.

Lay down some ground rules with the students which will apply while I am teaching them.
Recap on completion of tea box, completed before Christmas.
Encourage a democracy within the class which will in turn create a positive working
environment.
Introduce students to the new topic of the design process.
Introduce design brief.
Teach the students about good design and the design process.

Literacy
Strategies
Spell checks.
Annotation of
drawings.
Flash cards.
Anagrams.
At the end of class I
intend on giving out
the homework for
that night. Students
will have to provide
suggestions for key
words associated
with the given
homework.
Students will then
have to include
these words in their
answers.

Numeracy
Strategies
Mathematical
calculations.
Dimensioning.
Object
measurements.
When presenting
drawing
measurements will
be left out for
students to work out
themselves.

Oracy
Strategies

Graphicacy
Strategies

Dialogue.

Worksheets.

Questioning.

Props/models.

Spelling bee.

Images.

Pronunciation of
new words during
delivery of
homework
exercises and class
poster
presentations.

Animated drawings
in PowerPoint.
Samples of
sketching.

Differentiation Strategies
1 girl in this class.
Gender Inclusion

Multicultural Inclusion

I will include gender neutral topics for the students.

I will provide a holistic style of teaching to make sure this girl doesnt
feel left out.
N/A

1 autistic child in this class.

There is a SNA present at all times.
I will provide very visual work samples.
Special Needs Strategies

I will provide short, concise instructions.

After giving a demonstrations I will provide the student with autism
a step by step handout.
I will make it clear to students on the whiteboard, at the beginning
of each lesson, what the plan of the class is.
3 weak students in this class.

Mixed ability Teaching

Strategies.

I will provide easier work if necessary.

I will encourage a PAL system (Peer assisted learning).
I will provide as much one on one attention as possible.

Learning Outcomes & Corresponding Assessments

Learning Outcomes (Los)

Assessment of Los.

Demonstrate best health and safety

practice in the bench room.
Identify risks in the woodwork room.
Recall knowledge of health and safety.
Practice respect in a working environment
i.e. the classroom.
Distinguish between good and bad design.
Break down and analyse a design brief.

Teacher observation.

Worksheets.
(HO) questioning.
Socratic Seminar.

Worksheets.
Rubrics.

Resources

Intro power point.

Intro to design process power point.
Sample design portfolio.
Learning grid power point.
Learning grid handouts.

Teacher Activities

Student Activities
SET INDUCTION

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Orderly entry and sit down

Introduction presentation of me to
the class.
Go through democratic rules and
routines.

Come in quietly and sit down at their

desk.
Watch and listen to presentation and
ask questions if they would like.
Students help with laying down rules
and routines.

(5 min)

LOGICAL SEQUENCE OF THE NEW LEARNING

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(25 min)

Organise group name game. I listen to

the name and interesting fact and
then sketch a picture on the black
board for each fact.
Verbal recap of tea-box project
construction steps.
Open power point of design process.
Open design brief to follow.
Demonstrate to students how to
analyse a brief.
Facilitate the students in their
completion.
Show them finished rubric of brief
analyses.

Each have to provide their name and

one interesting fact about themselves.

Answer questions on topic.

Watch and ask questions.

View and watch demonstration on how
to conduct an analyses.

Analyse the brief.

View filled in rubric table of analyses

and compare their own analyses.

CLOSURE

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(5 min)

Assign student to give out homework

worksheets for completion.
Explain homework.
Assign student to hand out learning
grids.
Introduce learning grid system using
power point.
Organise efficient tidy up.
Orderly exit.

Receive worksheet.

Ask questions if unsure.

Receive learning grid.

Fill out todays learning.

Tidy room.
Leave quietly.