ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF INSTRUCTION SESSION 1 SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
BOARD CONFIGURATION Objective / Big Question: I will be able to identify and discuss the components of EEI and the parts of a well-written objective Bell Work: QuickWrite – What are the important parts of a well-written lesson – or – what was not happening in the video? Language Objective & Key Vocabulary: I will write a two – part objective Relevance: Instructional best practices, evaluation Homework Expectations: Apply the EEI components to classroom instruction
WHY EEI?? RESEARCH-BASED Teacher decision- making model created by Madeline Hunter and supported by follow- up research EVALUATION
WHAT IS EEI? S elect appropriate objective T each to the objective U se the principles of learning M onitor and adjust
SELECT THE APPROPRIATE OBJECTIVE Distinguish between activities and objectives Identify the two parts of an instructional objective Write a two-part objective Label a peer’s two-part objective
WHY OBJECTIVES?
ACTIVITY OR OBJECTIVE? Students will read and annotate Two Kinds by Amy Tan Students will analyze conflict in a story and explain how it advances the theme of the text Students complete problems 1-15 in unit 3, activity 12 Students will apply order of operations to solve equations
IDENTIFY THE TWO PARTS Students will identify the causes of the Civil War and discuss them in an essay Students will master and correctly apply target vocabulary in their writing
WHAT ARE THEY? Learning Means to Measure Learning
HOW ARE THE TWO COLUMNS DIFFERENT? COLUMN #1 To be aware To know To understand To learn To comprehend To appreciate COLUMN #2 To name To list To construct To solve To write To draw
NOW WHAT?? Think about your upcoming lesson objectives. Do they follow this model? Share an example with a partner. Can you label the two parts in one another’s objectives?