More about lesson plans

Unlike Remote DAFNE, you will be teaching the course content rather than confirming self-directed learning.

The lesson plan is your plan for teaching an individual session. The DAFNE and 5x1 DAFNE lesson plans in the curriculum follow the skills and processes outlined in the DAFNE philosophy.

The DAFNE lesson plans include active learning strategies and teaching methods that support experiential and social learning, so that you can deliver your sessions in a way that demonstrates the DAFNE philosophy in action.

The DAFNE lesson plans will help you to manage the group and any potential challenging behaviour. By demonstrating the DAFNE philosophy through your behaviour you will minimise the possibility of challenging behaviours. Challenging behaviours are more likely to surface if:

• there is no structure to your session
• you, as the educator, are the centre of the whole group’s attention for long periods of time; e.g. ‘talk and chalk’ delivery or general whole group discussion.

A good lesson plan:

• helps you to feel confident
• allows you to deliver an effective DAFNE course
• provides an opportunity for participants to achieve learning outcomes (essential, expected and optional content)
• facilitates an enjoyable learning experience
• ensures sessions have structure, flow and timing
• includes the resources you plan to use
• outlines your teaching methods and strategies
• is a tool to help you practise and reflect
• allows you to reflect and evaluate, as well as to develop and progress
• is your plan of how you will deliver each session.

Note: Familiarising yourself with the lesson plans will help you to develop an in-depth understanding of the curriculum and how sessions link together.

We recommend that you use the DAFNE lesson plans initially and adapt them, if necessary, for further course delivery.