Micro Lesson Plan vs Macro Lesson Plan - Teaching Tips 2021

Macro Lesson Plan

Micro Lesson Plan

Definition:

A Macro Lesson Plan is a teaching strategy and curriculum formulated by teacher for a specific subject to teach for a long period such as a semester, year, month, etc. It incorporates all the various topics that to be taught in a subject.

Definition:

A Micro Lesson Plan is a daily teaching strategy formulated by teachers for a specific day for a specific lesson/ subject. It incorporates a specific topic that needs to be taught for a particular period.

Origin of the Word:

The Word "Macro" originates from Greek word "makros" meaning long and large.

Origin of the Word:

The Word "Micro" originates from Greek word "mikros" meaning small and short.

Aim:

• To design an efficient curriculum plan for a subject to teach a class for entire academic year
• To formulate objectives and record the progress of daily classroom activities

Aim:

• To design an effective lesson/ subject teaching plan for students for a specific duration of class/ period
• To schedule and plan effective daily classroom activities for students

Objectives:

• Identify necessary required resources and materials in classrooms
• To anticipate the problems of students and come up with effective solutions
• Map out teaching strategies and methods for all the subjects and topics
• Emphasize on student's personalised and social-emotional learning
• Improve teaching and learning methods
• Evaluate the effectiveness of teaching strategy in terms of learning outcomes

Objectives:

• Improve student-teacher collaboration and communication
• Enhance teaching methods by encouraging teacher to assimilate new teaching skills
• Motivate teachers to implement smart classroom strategies while teaching
• Improve teachers' teaching confidence
• Provide teachers an in-depth closure to the level of understanding  of every individual student