Lesson Plan Guidelines

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Lesson Focus:

Indicator / Prompts
Essential Question(s) and/or Goal / Lesson focus
Reflects the standard(s) / What essential question do you want students to answer and/or what is it that you want students to learn? Be sure to clearly state your essential question and/or relate it to your lesson focus and standard(s).
Rationale for Essential
Question(s) and/or Goal / Why do students need to learn this content and why is now the time? / Why do students need to learn this content and why is it important?
Objectives/
Learning
Target / Learner, condition, observable behavior, measurable outcome / What will students know and be able to do at the end of this lesson? Include the learner, conditions of assessment, the learner’s observable behavior, and the measureable outcome(s) (how many, how often, for how long, etc.), for each objective.
Assessment:Formative / Formal or informal / What formative assessment(s) will you carry out throughout this lesson?
This/these should include an effective means of formally or informally assessing student attainment of objectives, including measurable outcomes of student learning and growth. How will you use formative assessment to guide your instruction?
Assessment:
Summative / Formal or informal
data collection to guide teaching in future lessons / What summative assessment will you carry out during this lesson?
This/these should include an effective means of formally or informally assessing student attainment of objectives, including measurable outcomes of student learning and growth. How will you use this/these to evaluate and report student learning?
State Framework/
Standard(s) / ID’s appropriate state or national standard
***And IDs connections to other standards / What is/are the appropriate state or national standard(s) addressed during the lesson? Are there appropriate connections to standard(s) in other content areas?
Materials / a.Described with full citation / What materials are needed for this lesson: What does the teacher need? What do the students need? Include a copy of any worksheet, handout, or rubric, if used for the lesson. Describe each material and when appropriate include full citations (APA/MLA)
b.Differentiation for all learners / Are the materials appropriate? Do they include differentiation for learners of varying abilities including ELLs, students with disabilities, students needing enrichment, etc.?
Organization of Classroom, Transitions, and Timing / a.Classroom organization:
physical design / What is the physical design of the classroom? How will it be effective for maintaining student engagement throughout the lesson? Does it meet the needs of all students?
b.Transitions / Where will there be transitions during the lesson? Are they appropriate across the lesson and do they foster shifts in student thinking/learning?
c.Timing of each lesson part / Is the timing defined? Is it appropriate for all sections of the lesson? Is there is a plan for modification, if necessary?
Source of Motivating Students / Effective and incorporates student interest / What will be an effective source of motivating students-how will you capture students’ attention?How does the motivator include student ideas, interests, and/or experiences? Does it spark their curiosity?
Source of Activating Students’ Prior Knowledge / Prior knowledge: students’ lives and prior lessons / What do the students already know? How will you assess prior knowledge and use it to build on the current lesson?How will you include a source of activating student’s prior knowledge that is effective to ready them for learning?
Teaching of Terms/ Vocabulary/ Key Guiding Questions / a.Terms defined / What are the necessary terms and vocabulary related to this lesson? How are they defined and incorporated into the lesson procedures in a way that advances student learning?
b.Questions asked encourage: Critical Thinking, Inquiry, Connections / What are your key/guiding questions? How do they encourage critical thinking and inquiry throughout the lesson?
Method of Instruction and Student Response / a.Directions and explanations / How will you clearly present and explain the directions?
b.Strategies / Reflect on your teaching strategies for this lesson. What are your teaching strategies? How will they be consistent with research, learning theory, student development, cultural proficiency, and program content? What is your plan to check for student understanding?
c.Instruction: Engaging/
Technology / How will your strategies actively engage students in learning during the lesson? If appropriate, how are you able to integrate technology? How will your strategies advance the learning of all students?
Adaptations / General and for specific students / How have you differentiated or tiered your instruction to meet the needs of all students including students on IEPs, those with disabilities, English language learners, gifted, etc.? How will you adapt the materials, the instruction, and/or the environment, if needed? What will be your general and specific adaptations for students? How are they appropriate for the learners and lesson content?
Closure of Lesson / Student summary of learning/ helps make connections
What will the students go away remembering? / How will your closure facilitate a student summary of learning in a way that will help them remember what they have learned and help them make connections to other learning? What will the students go away remembering?
Subject Matter Knowledge / Check your working knowledge of subject content and child development
Standard English Conventions / Check your spelling, grammar, etc. and language used during the lesson.