What Elements Are Usually In an ‘Inviting’ Classroom Lesson? Inviting Students to Realize Their Highest Potential Richard Benjamin April 2012

An ‘Inviting’ Lesson or Unit Engaging – Often uses the ‘engaging’ power of the arts Accelerates or Deepens Learning Insures Remembering Encourages Application Invites or Pulls students into the lesson Invites students to come to experience learning as a fun activity Invites students to realize their highest human potential – Academic, Social, Spiritual, Psychological, & Physical

Guiding Concepts & Essential Questions Concepts: BALANCE PATTERNS – What do engaging, effective lessons seem to have in common? Essential Question ‘How might we make our lessons more immediately ‘inviting’ and also make them to more authentically invite students to realize their highest human potential?

Considerations for Invitational Lesson / Unit Planning Respect / Trust: Background Knowledge Student Interests Student Learning Modes Respect / : Real Life Applications Next Learning Objectives Student Goals / Interests Guiding Concept & Significant Question Experience / Engagement / Strategy Cooperative Learning Inquiry Rubric for Performance Assessment (Product / Mastery Learning) Reflection / Self-Assessment (Plan to teach others)

Considerations for Invitational Lesson / Unit Planning Background Knowledge Student Interests Student Learning Modes Real Life Applications Next Learning Objectives Student Goals / Interests Guiding Concept & Significant Question Experience / Engagement / Strategy Cooperative Learning Inquiry Rubric for Performance Assessment (Product / Mastery Learning) Reflection / Self-Assessment (Plan to teach others)

Considerations for Invitational Lesson / Unit Planning Background Knowledge Student Interests Student Learning Modes Real Life Applications – WHY? Next Learning Objectives Student Goals / Interests Guiding Concept & Significant Question Experience / Engagement / Strategy Cooperative Learning Inquiry Rubric for Performance Assessment (Product / Mastery Learning) Reflection / Self-Assessment (Plan to teach others)

Considerations for Invitational Lesson / Unit Planning Background Knowledge Student Interests Student Learning Modes Real Life Applications Next Learning Objectives Student Goals / Interests Guiding Concept & Significant Question Experience / Engagement / Strategy Cooperative Learning Inquiry Rubric for Performance Assessment (Product / Mastery Learning) Reflection / Self-Assessment (Plan to teach others)

Considerations for Invitational Lesson / Unit Planning Background Knowledge Student Interests Student Learning Modes Real Life Applications Next Learning Objectives Student Goals / Interests Guiding Concept & Significant Question Experience / Engagement / Strategy Cooperative Learning Inquiry Rubric for Performance Assessment (Product / Mastery Learning) Reflection / Self-Assessment (Plan to teach others)

Considerations for Invitational Lesson / Unit Planning Background Knowledge Student Interests Student Learning Modes Real Life Applications Next Learning Objectives Student Goals / Interests Guiding Concept & Significant Question Experience / Engagement / Strategy Cooperative Learning Inquiry Rubric for Performance Assessment (Product / Mastery Learning) Reflection / Self-Assessment (Plan to teach others)

Considerations for Invitational Lesson / Unit Planning Background Knowledge Student Interests Student Learning Modes Real Life Applications Next Learning Objectives Student Goals / Interests Guiding Concept & Significant Question Experience / Engagement / Strategy Cooperative Learning Inquiry Rubric for Performance Assessment (Product / Mastery Learning) Reflection / Self-Assessment (Plan to teach others)

Considerations for Invitational Lesson / Unit Planning Background Knowledge Student Interests Student Learning Modes Real Life Applications Next Learning Objectives Student Goals / Interests Guiding Concept & Significant Question Experience / Engagement / Strategy Cooperative Learning Inquiry Rubric for Performance Assessment (Product / Mastery Learning) Reflection / Self-Assessment (Plan to teach others)

Considerations for Invitational Lesson / Unit Planning Background Knowledge Student Interests Student Learning Modes Real Life Applications Next Learning Objectives Student Goals / Interests Guiding Concept & Significant Question Experience / Engagement / Strategy Cooperative Learning Inquiry Rubric for Performance Assessment (Product / Mastery Learning) Reflection / Self-Assessment (Plan to teach others)

Considerations for Invitational Lesson / Unit Planning Background Knowledge Student Interests Student Learning Modes Real Life Applications Next Learning Objectives Student Goals / Interests Guiding Concept & Significant Question Experience / Engagement / Strategy Cooperative Learning Inquiry Rubric for Performance Assessment (Product / Mastery Learning) Reflection / Self-Assessment (Plan to teach others)

Considerations for Invitational Lesson / Unit Planning Background Knowledge Student Interests Student Learning Modes Real Life Applications Next Learning Objectives Student Goals / Interests Guiding Concept & Significant Question Experience / Engagement / Strategy Cooperative Learning Inquiry Rubric for Performance Assessment (Product / Mastery Learning) Reflection / Self-Assessment (Plan to teach others)

Considerations for Invitational Lesson / Unit Planning Background Knowledge Student Interests Student Learning Modes Real Life Applications Next Learning Objectives Student Goals / Interests Guiding Concept & Significant Question Experience / Engagement / Strategy Cooperative Learning Inquiry Rubric for Performance Assessment (Product / Mastery Learning) Reflection / Self-Assessment (Plan to teach others) Which one or two are you already strong in? Respond in Moodle if appropriate.

Considerations for Invitational Lesson / Unit Planning Background Knowledge Student Interests Student Learning Modes Real Life Applications Next Learning Objectives Student Goals / Interests Guiding Concept & Significant Question Experience / Engagement / Strategy Cooperative Learning Inquiry Rubric for Performance Assessment (Product / Mastery Learning) Reflection / Self-Assessment (Plan to teach others) Which one or two would you like to strengthen? Why? Respond in Moodle if appropriate.