1. Welcome To Nuts And Bolts Of Lesson Planning!

2. Lesson Planning Accomplished Practices #1 Assessment Uses assessment strategies to assist the continuous development of learners. #2 Communication Uses effective communication techniques with students and others. #3 Continuous Improvement Engages in continuous improvement. #4 Critical Thinking Uses appropriate techniques and strategies which promote and enhance critical, creative, and evaluative thinking capabilities of students. #7 Human Development and Learning Uses an understanding of learning and human development to provide a positive learning environment. #8 Knowledge of Subject Matter Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the subject matter. #9 Learning Environment Creates and maintains positive learning environments in which students are actively engaged. #10 Planning Plans, implements, and evaluates effective instruction in a variety of learning environments.

3. Name: _______________________ Topic: I look forward to learning about: ______________________________

4. Madeline Hunters Direct Instruction Model aligned with 4-MAT model Dr. Madeline Hunter is most famous for her view on how lessons should be planned and implemented in the classroom. She developed eight elements that a lesson plan should contain in order to enhance student learning. The eight elements are: Anticipatory Set Purpose Input Modeling Guided Practice Check for Understanding Independent Practice Closure According to Dr. Hunter, practice with this lesson format will yield better teaching and therefore, an increase in learning.

5. Where Are You? Where Are You Going?

6. How do you assess what kids know? Formal: Pretests Standardized Tests Informal: Circle Maps (Thinking Maps) Thumbs Up/ Thumbs Down Think/Pair/Share Pass the Baton

7. How do you determine where to go? Review Sunshine State Standards (SSS) Curriculum and instruction should be organized around these standards. The standard should be the starting point. Sunshine State Standards are organized as follows: LA.A.1.K.1 Subject Area – Strand – Standard – Level – Benchmark Language Arts – Reading – 1 st in reading – Kindergarten – 1 st one listed

8. How Are You Getting There and When?

9. Setting Short Term and Long Term Goals Teacher Manuals District Mandates State Testing S.S.S

10. Anticipatory Set (How to hook them?) Read Aloud (book/poem) Artifact Experience

11. Input (How will I teach?) The “stuff” they need to know to be successful. (vocabulary, skills, concepts) Keep it brief. (KISS strategy) Scaffold.

12. How will I show it? Model Demonstrate Discuss

13. Guided Practice Follow Me Hear, See, Do Praise/Prompt/Leave

14. Check For Understanding Got It Yet? Move Forward or Back Up (pacing the lesson)

15. How will you know when you have arrived?

16. Independent Practice Show what you know! Homework Individual work Group work or projects Test/rubrics

17. Closure How will we celebrate?

18. Our Celebration!

19. I learned: ____________________________ I confirmed: ____________________________ A question I have is… ___________________________ ____________________________? Why I Had A Great Day!

20. For In-Service Credit! 1.Why It Was A Great Day! (evaluation) 2.Top 10 questions for Lesson Plans. 3.Lesson Plan/Reflection.