Weekly schedule lessons

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Example of a weekly schedule for the subject German in secondary level I / II

The weekly schedule is a form of open teaching . Historical roots of the weekly plan idea can be found, for example, with the reform pedagogues Celestin Freinet , Peter Petersen and Helen Parkhurst (Dalton plan). For the more recent discussion, it was scientifically accompanied in the Marburg elementary school project under the direction of Wolfgang Klafki and in publications as a methodical form to promote self-control initially almost exclusively in the elementary schoolspread. In secondary schools, with the exception of a few experimental schools, it took until the 1990s until the opportunities offered by weekly teaching were recognized.

The basic idea is that the children and young people fix their work plans for the week. In open lessons, these are self-chosen tasks or self-chosen topics. The learners can also decide for themselves when they want to work what, with whom and where. The children and adolescents also determine the learning speed themselves.

In addition, there is another, much more widespread form of weekly plan work, in which the pupils can, to a limited extent, determine for themselves what, when, with whom and where.

In the narrower case, the weekly schedule is a type of lesson in which the children and young people have to work on tasks set by the teachers. This variant of the purely compulsory task plan can be supplemented by a selection of tasks that the children can work on themselves as part of the weekly plan (optional). The weekly plan concept represents a pragmatic and flexibly variable aid for the teacher to take the first steps with the students in the direction of independent and independent learning. In the narrowest case, the learning offer remains the choice of the teacher and is tailored to the heterogeneity of the learning group (internal differentiation). It sets a counterpoint to frontal teaching (questioning and developing teaching) and to receptive learning . In this case, the weekly schedule is a complement to class, free work and project teaching .

Otherwise, the pupils make their own choices regarding the categories described in the open class.

Weekly schedule as a differentiation tool for the teacher

In all heterogeneous learning groups, the weekly plan work has proven to be particularly effective, as it offers the opportunity to let all children work independently on the same or different learning content. This requires careful preparation of the learning opportunities. Compared to the questioning-based teaching, the role of the teacher in the weekly schedule has changed. He is more in the role of a companion for the independent learning processes of the students. He can address individual students or provide specific support to children with learning and behavioral problems. Weekly plan work is an important methodological instrument for internal differentiation.

Working with the weekly schedule is a concept of class organization . At the beginning of a certain period of time (e.g. a week), the students receive a written plan containing tasks of various types from different content areas. In the lessons provided for this purpose (e.g. one hour a day), the students work out this plan independently - alone or in partnership. They seek help if necessary. After working on individual tasks, the students should check them themselves and enter them on the plan as completed. Working with the weekly plan consists, so to speak, in a summary and expansion of the short phases of breastfeeding, partner and group work that are otherwise scattered over the week. The students should learn to work on a comprehensive plan on their own. Here are the independence and self-activity of the students supported and challenged their methodological and social skills and encouraged.

It is controversial whether the weekly schedule should be limited to compulsory and optional tasks or should also include free work tasks.

Weekly plan variants

Example of a project-oriented weekly plan

There are different weekly plan variants that can be used in class. The entry into the weekly plan work can take place with the help of a manageable daily plan. The weekly plans have been developed specifically for the secondary level in just one subject. If you have lessons in several subjects in a class as a teacher or if there are opportunities for cooperation, you can work with weekly plans that relate to several subjects. Open and project-oriented weekly plans are of particular importance in the higher classes of lower secondary and upper secondary. The most developed form of weekly plan work in open lessons are the weekly plans created by the students themselves. There are no compulsory or optional tasks because the children and young people do not 'get' a weekly plan. They describe their work plans and possibly set the time for individual sections. In this class there are - ideally - no subject boundaries and no restriction to certain age groups. The students learn on different topics at completely different levels. This corresponds to the current learning status of the respective child in a class.

In this there are no compulsory or optional tasks, because the children do not 'get' a weekly plan. They describe their work plans and possibly set the time for individual sections. In this class there are - ideally - no subject boundaries and no restriction to certain age groups. The children learn on different topics at completely different levels. This corresponds to the current learning status of the respective child in a class.

literature

  • Claus Claussen: Teaching with weekly plans. Accompany children to independence. Weinheim / Basel 1997, ISBN 3-407-25171-8 ,
  • Peter Huschke: Basics of weekly schedule teaching. From the discovery of slowness. Weinheim / Basel 1996, ISBN 3-407-25172-6 .
  • Jürgen Moosecker: The weekly schedule in the teaching of the special needs school. Stuttgart 2008.
  • F. Peschel: Open teaching in evaluation. Part I. 2nd edition. Schneider Verlag Hohengehren, Baltmannsweiler 2006.
  • Frank Schumann: Individualize the acquisition of skills - discovering and understanding. Weekly plan work - weekly plans 1 to 8. In: FSchumann.COM, Stuttgart 2013/14. (Article, PDF) , (Weekly plans 1 to 8) .
  • Dieter Vaupel : The weekly plan book for the secondary level. Steps to independent learning. Beltz-Verlag, Weinheim / Basel 1995.
  • Dieter Vaupel: Individualized learning in secondary school. Teach skills-oriented with weekly plans . 1st edition. Beltz-Verlag, Weinheim and Basel 2014, ISBN 978-3-407-62887-9 , pp. 23-28 . 1st edition. Beltz-Verlag, Weinheim and Basel 2014, ISBN 978-3-407-62887-9

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Herbert Hagstedt: The students can do what their teachers want . In: Päd.extra . No. 10 , 1987, pp. 3-4 .
  2. ^ Dieter Vaupel : The weekly plan book for the secondary level. Steps to independent learning . 1st edition. Beltz-Verlag, Weinheim and Basel 1995, ISBN 3-407-62195-7 , p. 18-21 .
  3. ^ Dieter Vaupel: The weekly plan book for the secondary level. Steps to independent learning . 3. Edition. Beltz-Verlag, Weinheim and Basel 1998, ISBN 3-407-62347-X .
  4. ↑ Dieter Vaupel: Individualized learning in the secondary level. Teach skills-oriented with weekly plans . 1st edition. Beltz-Verlag, Weinheim and Basel 2014, ISBN 978-3-407-62887-9 , pp. 29-37 .
  5. ↑ Dieter Vaupel: Individualized learning in the secondary level. Teach skills-oriented with weekly plans . 1st edition. Beltz-Verlag, Weinheim and Basel 2014, ISBN 978-36288-7-9 , pp. 76-84 .
  6. ↑ Dieter Vaupel: Individualized learning in the secondary level. Teach skills-oriented with weekly plans . 1st edition. Beltz-Verlag, Weinheim and Basel 2014, ISBN 978-3-407-62887-9 , pp. 85-101 .