TPA Lesson Template

I will say that the TPA lesson plan layout is pretty thorough, even if completing it becomes rather dull after a few times.  I mean, the TPA format really makes sure that the planner goes through all the steps necessary to create a lesson that is tied to an objective and has achievable, measurable assessment. Don’t get me wrong; I couldn’t imagine sitting down and making up a TPA lesson plan for every single lesson I’d ever teach. However, the TPA lesson plan format does have some good characteristics that would make it useful to reference occasionally. For example, it makes planners think about how to engage as many students as possible by making them address different learning styles and whatnot. I would say that the largest negative aspect of the TPA lesson plan is that it takes a significantly longer time to write than what most teachers take to plan their lessons. On the opposite side, I’d say that the most positive aspect of the TPA lesson plan is that it requires planners to think about how their lesson fits into the larger scheme of things (such as whether it’s tied to an objective, how the lesson relates to previous lessons, and so on and so forth). I will say that I think the TPA lesson plan should have some sort of place to note anything else that’s worthwhile. I mean, it has the “management and safety issues” area, but that’s the only place that really seems to be suitable to list anything that seems noteworthy but that isn’t specifically listed in the rest of the plan. For example, if a class generally gets done with their tasks pretty early, it would seem pertinent to mention somewhere that this is so and maybe have a backup plan.