Template for an activity involving lesson design, peer review and synchronous dialogue for vocational educators in different international contexts.

1. 2014
Global education activity
Lesson Plan and Peer Review Template
Task 1 – Context Description (to be completed by students from Vocational
Teacher Education (VTE) Programme 1)
The first step of this activity is for students from VTE Programme 1 to supply information about a class
they are currently teaching. Please add content under the following headings:
Your name:
1. In what community and institution is the class taking place?
2. How many students are in the class?
3. What age are the students?
4. What is the cultural background of the students?
5. Are there any particular student needs or characteristics that should be considered?
6. What program and year of studies are the students in?
7. What is the content / subject area of the course? (be as specific as possible)
8. How much previous experience do the students have in this subject?
9. What is the curriculum document that covers this course’s subject content (provide an internet
link of the curriculum document if available)?
10. What are the course objectives (provide text or internet link if possible)?
11. Insert an image of the classroom setting and add any comments on resources/equipment
available.
[copy image here]
Deadline: <tutor to insert>
Submission details: <tutor to insert>

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Task 2 – Lesson Plan (to be completed by students from VTE Programme 2)
A student from VTE Programme 2 designs a lesson plan for the class above. This should be based on a
global education theme for the context outlined above. Information about the lesson plan is completed
in the section below and should include the following information:
 Lesson title / subject:
 Global education theme:
 Learning objectives (from a curriculum document if possible):
 Prior knowledge of students necessary in order to properly complete the lesson:
 Forms of assessment:
 Lesson structure (table below)
Your name:
Activity
Key outcome (e.g. students
should...
Class structure (e.g. students in
groups, seated individually, etc.)
Time
(min.)
Introduction
Main section
Conclusion
Homework
Deadline: <tutor to insert>
Submission details: <tutor to insert>

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Task 3 – Feedback (to be completed by students from VTE Programme 1)
Students from VTE Programme 1 provide feedback on how effectively they think that the lesson plan
would work in the context that they are familiar with.
Please provide feedback under the following questions:
Your name:
1. Is the global education theme for the lesson plan clear? Is the Global education theme
appropriate for the course content?
2. Are the curriculum connections between the global education theme and the general subject of
the course clear?
3. Do the plan activities appropriately cover the lesson objectives?
4. Are the levels of students’ prior knowledge recognized and addressed?
5. Does the plan demonstrate proper time management? (in other words: is the plan realistic for
the time given)
6. Does the lesson plan include appropriate time teaching demonstrations / models?
7. Are students given opportunities within the plan to share and / or engage in a learning dialogue?
8. Any other comments/feedback?
Deadline: <tutor to insert>
Submission details: <tutor to insert>

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Task 4: Online discussion
A joint live online session for students from VTE Programmes 1 and 2 will take place.
This session will involve discussion sessions in small groups based on the activity and cover topics such
as:
1. Introductions – professional background and teaching experience
2. What is global education?
3. What are the challenges of bringing global education into your classes?
4. What lessons have your learnt from the activity?
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Based on an original template used by students from the Oulu University of Applied Sciences, Finland
and the University of Aberdeen, UK. This template is freely available for re-use and adaptation. If you
do use it for another context, or need any further information, please let us know.
Blair Stevenson blair.stevenson@oamk.fi and Sarah Cornelius s.cornelius@abdn.ac.uk.