LESSON PLANNING: COMMON CHALLENGES Saturday April 14, 2012

Lesson Plan Data 7 total received Most arrived on due date, one was the next day Most were written on topics covered in 3/31/12 session; one on another topic Most came in already compiled, some did not Acceptable plans will be posted on grant website, so all FL teachers can use © Susan M. Butler,April 20122

Identifying Information Challenges Length None submitted © Susan M. Butler,April 20123

Motivation Challenges Diagnostic (pre-test) not present Diagnostic and formative (post-test) do not align; hard to measure student growth Insufficient details to facilitate duplication © Susan M. Butler,April 20124

Needed Materials & Set-Up Challenges Room set-ups missing Ordering information for videos missing Amounts of supplies unclear (Whole group? Per student group? Size of student groups missing Documents/materials listed in Presentation section were not in Needed Materials* Insufficient details for duplication © Susan M. Butler,April * Documents from websites may be blocked by districts

Outcomes Challenges Abbreviations used Content Literacy or Dimension standards missing SLOs missing parts (condition, measurable action verb, criterion) No higher-order SLOs (check Critical Thinking flip-chart for ideas) No explanation for sharing SLOs with students Activities listed as SLOs © Susan M. Butler,April 20126

Presentation & Participation Challenges Instructional strategy categories missing Needed pre-teaching preliminary to student activity not described Insufficient details for duplication © Susan M. Butler,April 20127

Questions Challenges None submitted One question that requires students to “explain and justify” is missing Higher order verbs not utilized © Susan M. Butler,April 20128

Reflection Challenges Not submitted Pre- and post-test poorly aligned so that student growth can’t be clearly documented How students receive feedback not described © Susan M. Butler,April 20129

Safety Challenges Not submitted All concerns not addressed How safety reminders are conveyed to students is missing © Susan M. Butler,April

Transformative Challenges Two specific special needs students not listed or Separate accommodations for each student not given © Susan M. Butler,April

Utilize Challenges Not submitted Potential or actual weaknesses not deduced from student data © Susan M. Butler,April

Next Steps Read challenges identified on Feedback sheet Revise lesson plan to address these – Due date is Monday, April 23 rd (same day as 2 nd lesson plan due) – Only two reviews per lesson plan, so this is last chance for “acceptable” rating – To earn inservice points, acceptable ratings in all categories are needed © Susan M. Butler,April