Criterion D. Relevance and Authenticity The lesson motivates student sense-making or problem-solving by taking advantage of student questions and prior experiences in the context of the home, students’ neighborhood, and community as appropriate. Learn about the importance of making lessons relevant and authentic for all students at the . Once you are comfortable with ideas for making lessons relevant and authentic for all students, examine the lesson through the of student engagement, and for clear evidence that the lesson supports connections “lens” to lives. Use the table below to help gather evidence about the relevance and authenticity of the lesson for students. students’ Record evidence about how the lesson is relevant to students and motivates their learning. Describe in the response form how this evidence is or is not a strong enough indicator to meet the criterion. Include detailed suggestions for improvement. If you are working in a group, compare lists of evidence and reasoning and come to consensus about whether this lesson met Criterion D. Designed Lesson will look like this Designed Lesson will look like this less more No Evidence Some Evidence Strong Evidence The lesson teaches a topic adults think is The lesson motivates students sense-making or □=0 □=1 □=2 important. problem-solving. Evidence Evidence Evidence The lesson focuses on examples that some of The lesson provides support to teachers for □=0 □=1 □=2 students in the class understand. making connections to the lives of every Evidence Evidence Evidence student in the class. Driving questions are given to students. Student questions, prior experiences, and □=0 □=1 □=2 diverse backgrounds related to the phenomenon Evidence Evidence Evidence or problem are used to drive the lesson and the sense-making or problem-solving. The lesson tells the students what they will be The lesson provides support to teachers or learning. students for connecting students own questions to the targeted materials. Comments:
Criterion D. Relevance and Authenticity The lesson motivates student sense-making or problem-solving by taking advantage of student questions and prior experiences in the context of the students’ home, neighborhood, and community as appropriate. Learn about the importance of making lessons relevant and authentic for all students at the . Once you are comfortable with ideas for making lessons relevant and authentic for all students, examine the lesson through the “lens” of student engagement, and for clear evidence that the lesson supports connections to students’ lives. Use the table below to help gather evidence about the relevance and authenticity of the lesson for students. Record evidence about how the lesson is relevant to students and motivates their learning. Describe in the response form how this evidence is or is not a strong enough indicator to meet the criterion. Include detailed suggestions for improvement. If you are working in a group, compare lists of evidence and reasoning and come to consensus about whether this lesson met Criterion D. Designed Lesson will look less like this Designed Lesson will look more like this No Evidence Some Evidence Strong Evidence The lesson teaches a topic adults think is important. □=0 Evidence □=1 Evidence □=2 Evidence The lesson motivates students sense-making or problem-solving. The lesson focuses on examples that some of students in the class understand. □=0 Evidence □=1 Evidence □=2 Evidence The lesson provides support to teachers for making connections to the lives of every student in the class. Driving questions are given to students. □=0 Evidence □=1 Evidence □=2 Evidence Student questions, prior experiences, and diverse backgrounds related to the phenomenon or problem are used to drive the lesson and the sense-making or problem-solving. The lesson tells the students what they will be learning. The lesson provides support to teachers or students for connecting students own questions to the targeted materials. Comments: