What is the difference between a learning plan and a lesson plan? A learning plan is a document that is used to plan learning. Whereas, a lesson plan is typically a step by step guide/ outline with small goals and objectives the students will accomplish during a day’s work, week’s work or even a semester long.

The advantages of lesson-planning include; it inspires the teacher to improve the further lessons, it helps the teacher in evaluating his teaching, it develops self confidence in the teacher, proper care is taken on take into consideration, the level and previous knowledge of students, the teaching matter is organized in a specific time frame., it inspires the teacher to ask proper and important questions, it provides guidance for teachers to understand what or what not they should or shouldn’t teach and it helps in creating the interest of students towards the lesson. However, some of the limitations of lesson-planning include, that sometimes simple matters become complicated, teachers cannot work/ teach independently and there is a lack of flexibility in lesson planning, where the teaching process becomes more difficult.

Why you should develop a personalized learning plan? There are several reasons as to why you should develop personalized learning plans, some of which include; One size does not fit all, and learning experience needs to be customized to suit the learner’s expectations. Learners have different learning styles. Learners come with different proficiency levels. Learners want the flexibility to pick learning elements that interest them.  Given their role, only a part of the online training is relevant.

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As a teacher candidate, it is crucial to have the knowledge to create a learning plan. When creating a learning plan the first step of action that needs to be taken is to measure and determine what needs to be learned, then setting simple and easy goals for the students, which are possible to achieve, then the next step would be to allow the students to choose how they will want to learn, as students all learn very differently this step is crucial. After giving student voice and choice, the next step would be to asses frequently, evaluate and reflect as well as give the students ongoing feedback. (This is an example of formative assessment). Finally, the last step in creating a learning plan would be to track the progress of each student by having them create a digital or non-digital portfolio.

LEARNING PLANS VERSUS LESSON PLANS