PLANNING TEACHING I ASSESSMENT LESSON DELIVERY (Standards FOCUS (Standard 2 &4) ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING 4) How will the goals for learning be communicated to What is the focus for the lesson? (Standard 3) students? How will you check for understanding during the What content will students know/understand? What instructional strategies and methods will be used to lesson? What skills will they demonstrate? engage students and promote independent learning and What specific products or demonstrations will What standards are addressed in the planned problem solving? assess student learning / achievement of goals for instruction? What strategies will be used to make sure all students instruction? Why is this learning important? achieve lesson goals? How will you ensure that students understand how How will content-specific concepts, assumptions, and they are doing and support students’ ASSESSMENT DATA (Standard 3) skills be taught? What assessment data was examined to inform How will you use assessment data to inform your this lesson planning? DIFFERENTIATION (Standards next steps? 1 &4) What does pre-assessment data indicate about How will the instructional strategies address student learning needs? all students’ learning needs? PRIOR CONTENT KNOWLEDGE/ How will the lesson engage and challenge students of all SEQUENCE/CONNECTIONS levels? How will developmental gaps be addressed? (Standards 1, 2, 4) What prior knowledge do students need? TEACHING II PROFESSIONALISM What are the connections to previous and future learning? How does this lesson connect to students’ PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES LEARNING ENVIRONMENT (Standards 1 &5) experiences and/or possible careers? How will the environment support all students? (Standards 6 &7) How does it connect to other disciplines? How will you communicate effectively with How will different grouping strategies be used? students, families, and colleagues? How will safety in the classroom be ensured? KNOWLEDGE OF STUDENTS (Standard 1) How will respect for all be modeled and taught? How will you collaborate with colleagues to What should the evaluator know about the improve personal and team practices through student population? RESOURCES (Standards 2 &4) collegial learning activities? How is this a developmentally appropriate What resources/materials will be used in instruction? learning activity? How will you meet your ethical and professional How will technology be integrated into lesson delivery? responsibilities?
PLANNING TEACHING I ASSESSMENT FOCUS (Standard 4) What is the focus for the lesson? What content will students know/understand? What skills will they demonstrate? What standards are addressed in the planned instruction? Why is this learning important? ASSESSMENT DATA (Standard 3) What assessment data was examined to inform this lesson planning? What does pre-assessment data indicate about student learning needs? PRIOR CONTENT KNOWLEDGE/ SEQUENCE/CONNECTIONS (Standards 1, 2, 4) What prior knowledge do students need? What are the connections to previous and future learning? How does this lesson connect to students’ experiences and/or possible careers? How does it connect to other disciplines? KNOWLEDGE OF STUDENTS (Standard 1) What should the evaluator know about the student population? How is this a developmentally appropriate learning activity? LESSON DELIVERY (Standards 2 &4) How will the goals for learning be communicated to students? What instructional strategies and methods will be used to engage students and promote independent learning and problem solving? What strategies will be used to make sure all students achieve lesson goals? How will content-specific concepts, assumptions, and skills be taught? DIFFERENTIATION (Standards 1 &4) How will the instructional strategies address all students’ learning needs? How will the lesson engage and challenge students of all levels? How will developmental gaps be addressed? ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING (Standard 3) How will you check for understanding during the lesson? What specific products or demonstrations will assess student learning / achievement of goals for instruction? How will you ensure that students understand how they are doing and support students’ How will you use assessment data to inform your next steps? TEACHING II PROFESSIONALISM LEARNING ENVIRONMENT (Standards 1 &5) How will the environment support all students? How will different grouping strategies be used? How will safety in the classroom be ensured? How will respect for all be modeled and taught? RESOURCES (Standards 2 &4) What resources/materials will be used in instruction? How will technology be integrated into lesson delivery? PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES (Standards 6 &7) How will you communicate effectively with students, families, and colleagues? How will you collaborate with colleagues to improve personal and team practices through collegial learning activities? How will you meet your ethical and professional responsibilities?