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3. 16 Boxes 1.Fold your paper in half three times 2.Think of key ideas, facts, words that relate to effective lesson planning 3.Write one idea, fact, word in each box 4.When the music starts, share an idea with a neighbor, add their idea to your boxes Continue switching until the music stops 5.Star the top three boxes

4. The 8 Components of a Lesson Plan First, decide what you want your students to know and be able to do by the completion of the lesson. This is your objective. TEACHER’S TIP: After reading the objective, students should be clear about 3 things: What you expect students to know and understand What you expect students to do How students will be assessed

5. THE PITFALLS OF A POOR OBJECTIVE Try your hand at evaluating these objectives... Students will be able to (SWBAT) know the importance of osmosis and diffusion and will differentiate both processes. I can identify and classify symbiotic relationships by analyzing and evaluating scenarios and completing a simulation in the computer lab. All 21 st century learners will use their knowledge of sedimentary rocks and the resources available to create a story, poem, song, or rap about the formation of a sedimentary rock and present it to the class. SWBAT identify key supreme court cases and key parts of the constitution.

6. The 8 Components of a Lesson Plan Using your objectives, determine what overarching questions students should be able to answer at the completion of the lesson. TEACHER’S TIP: Use Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy to make sure your essential questions are rigorous! Avoid “what is” questions.

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8. REVIEW OF REVISED BLOOM’S TAXONOMY Read the following essential questions and rate them as REMEMBERING, UNDERSTANDING, APPLYING, ANALYZING, EVALUATING, OR CREATING. Which factors would you change if you wanted to transform a persuasive essay into an argumentative essay? If you had access to all resources, how would you use them to design an environmentally safe alternative to plastic? How many ways can you solve a system of equations? If the character of Pecola had not been abused, what might the ending of The Bluest Eye have been? How would you explain the process of elimination? Judge the value of the Civil Rights Movement. What do you think about its impact on our world today? Evaluating Understanding Remembering Analyzing Creating Applying

9. The 8 Components of a Lesson Plan Next, use your students’ capabilities and needs to decide how many days your lesson plan will cover. TEACHER’S TIP: If your plan spans multiple days, identify in the “Instructional Planning” section the components covered each day. Just think, you can’t give the same warm-up each day!

10. AHEAD OF THE GAME… I planned with my team, but instead of taking two weeks to complete this unit, my students finished it in five days. They are truly ahead of the game! Do I need to reloop until the rest of the team catches up to my classes, or can I move on to the next unit? ON THE RIGHT TRACK… So far, my students have performed on the right track. My team wants to speed up the next unit, but I know my students very well. They will need more time! Should I just let the rest of my team go faster and try to catch up with them later? ON THE FLY… I come up with great ideas on the fly, but my lesson plans have already been turned in and given the stamp of approval. Is it okay to insert my brilliant last minute idea into my lesson anyway, even though it wasn’t planned in advance? PLAYING CATCH UP… It seems like I’m always playing catch up! I thought my students would nail this unit in one week, but they just don’t have it mastered yet. The common assessment is coming up! Should I move ahead to stay with the rest of my team, or do what’s best for my students?

11. The 8 Components of a Lesson Plan Next, think about which major concepts or skills you want students to learn. These concepts or skills should also be a part of your objectives. TEACHER’S TIP: Use Bloom’s to make sure your skills are higher level.

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13. The 8 Components of a Lesson Plan You must provide a complete sequence of all teaching processes and student activities involved in implementing the lesson. TEACHER’S TIP: Leave nothing to the imagination. Other teachers/subs should be able to reproduce your exact lesson using your plans.

14. There are different ways to approach a warm-up. -Introduce the day’s lesson (Anticipatory set) -Review a previous lesson (Re-loop) -Tie several past units together (Make connections) WARM-UP INTRODUCTION/TEACHER INPUT You should always introduce the day’s lesson. Don’t assume that students will understand how concepts/skills connect from day to day. TEACHER’S TIP: Don’t forget to review or discuss the warm-up with students. TEACHER’S TIP: You can always make real- world connections, review the day’s essential questions, or go over the objectives.

15. GUIDED PRACTICE VS. INDEPENDENT PRACTICE Teacher walks students through how to perform skills Teacher models skills for students Formative assessments can be inserted to know if students are grasping information. Guided Practice Allows students to perform skills without the teacher’s guidance Can be in the form of individual, pair, or group activities Independent practice leads to preparation for summative assessments. Independent Practice Teacher’s Tip: Both parts are equally important in a lesson plan! Teacher’s Tip: Both parts are equally important in a lesson plan!

16. The 8 Components of a Lesson Plan While this is a part of “instructional planning,” it is listed separately because it is vital to make sure you are aware of what your students learned before they leave your class. TEACHER’S TIP: Great time management will allow room for a proper closure. While this is a part of “instructional planning,” it is listed separately because it is vital to make sure you are aware of what your students learned before they leave your class. TEACHER’S TIP: Great time management will allow room for a proper closure.

17. CLOSURE/REVIEW The end of the lesson is a great time to assess your students’ knowledge. Try using one of the following methods as a closure activity: -Have students answer the essential questions. -Ask students to complete exit tickets. One common strategy is 3-2-1: 3 things I learned, 2 questions I still have, and 1 way I see this concept working in the world around me. TEACHER’S TIP: Try using learning posters as a way for students to showcase their learning (and decorate your room). TEACHER’S TIP: Find out your students’ strengths early in the year, and create assignments to help them showcase their talents and build upon their weaknesses.

18. The 8 Components of a Lesson Plan Students need to be able to tell when they need help or have mastered skills. How will you provide students with the opportunity to evaluate their literacy skills and activities? TEACHER’S TIP: While many activities can lend themselves to literacy instruction, it is important make sure students evaluate their own skills. Students need to be able to tell when they need help or have mastered skills. How will you provide students with the opportunity to evaluate their literacy skills and activities? TEACHER’S TIP: While many activities can lend themselves to literacy instruction, it is important make sure students evaluate their own skills. Learning Logs Peer Editing Reciprocal Teaching Summarizing

19. The 8 Components of a Lesson Plan Indicate how students’ learning of the objectives will be assessed throughout and after the lesson. TEACHER’S TIP: Formative assessments, like closure activities, help you plan for future instruction. Summative assessments happen after all instruction takes place. Indicate how students’ learning of the objectives will be assessed throughout and after the lesson. TEACHER’S TIP: Formative assessments, like closure activities, help you plan for future instruction. Summative assessments happen after all instruction takes place.

20. HOMEWORK Give homework assignments that are meaningful and have real- world connections. Don’t forget about great uses for technology. Formative Assessment Methods Socratic Seminars Peer Editing Groups Learning Logs Quickwrites & Reflections Skilled Questioning Reciprocal Teaching Summative Assessment Methods End-of- Course Tests Final ExamsUnit TestsMidterms Culminating Projects Presentations

21. Use your lesson plans as a reminder for yourself during class to make sure you are getting everything covered. Lesson plans can be used to reflect on your students’ growth, as well as your own growth as a teacher. After you implement your plans, use them to reflect on which strategies need to be changed and which ones were successful. Lesson plans should be placed next to your classroom door, so that they can be used by administrators, coaches, and facilitators during walkthroughs. Now that your lesson plans are created, how do you use them? TEACHER’S TIP: Classroom walkthroughs are used for coaching purposes to help teachers identify strengths and areas of improvement to increase student achievement.

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