Objectives, Essential Questions, and Learning Targets
What is a learning objective?
Descriptions of what students are expected to do by the end of class.
How long should the hook "link" be in a lesson plan?
1-3 minutes
Is an "I can statement" necessary in a lesson plan?
Yes, it describes what students should expect from the lesson.
Where does this question lay on Bloom's Taxonomy Pyramid?
Describe what happens when____?
Remembering
Is academic language the critical element in reading comprehension and academic achievement?
Yes, Academic language accounts for half of the impact of all factors influencing reading comprehension.
In the ABCD approach, what does each letter represent when writing a lesson objective?
A - Audience
B - Behavior
C - Condition
D - Degree
What is modeling?
a teaching strategy where a teacher explicitly
shows the students how to complete an
activity or assignment before the students
begin.
What are convergent questions?
Questions that have one correct or "best" answer
Where does this question lay on Bloom's Taxonomy Pyramid?
How would you present _______?
Applying
What is academic vocabulary?
Academic vocabulary is the vocabulary
that frequently appears across academic
disciplines, but rarely occurs in oral conversation.
True or False: Is the essential question meant to be simple and have one answer that defines the entire lesson?
False: Essential questions are meant to be thought-provoking and open-ended, with no limitation on a single right answer.
True or False: Scaffolding is an instructional technique that has two main types: verbal and procedural.
True
This statement is an example of qualitative or quantitive criteria:
75% accuracy in multiplying fractions.
Quantitive criteria
Where does this question lay on Bloom's Taxonomy Pyramid?
What ideas validate _____?
Analyzing
What are three ways to help students master academic language?
1) Spotlight key vocabulary
2) Blend new language into writing
3) Get them talking
How does the teaching and learning process start and end?
Plan, Implement, and Evaluate
What are some benefits of scaffolding?
- Improves the likelihood that students will retain new information
- It helps connect foundational knowledge to new concepts
True or False: Focusing Questions include hints, clues, or aids to help students form the correct initial response.
False- questions are used to direct students’ attention to the lesson or the material to be covered that day.
Where does this question lay on Bloom's Taxonomy Pyramid?
How would you determine the facts ______?
Evaluating
True or False: Vocabulary knowledge also
refers understanding of word parts (prefixes, suffixes, roots), multiple meanings, and
figurative language that shapes the subtleties of vocabulary use.
True - Vocabulary and syntactic knowledge in oral and written language give students specific skills to meet academic demands across the curriculum.
Effective Instruction Example:
You're teaching a complex math concept to a class of students with varying abilities. Which instructional strategies would most effectively ensure all students understand the material?
Using a variety of teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, group work, and hands-on activities.
True or False: A teacher demonstrates how to complete a task in metacognitive modeling.
False: The teacher models how to think through a task, such as by thinking aloud.
What is the appropriate "wait time" a teacher should wait after posing a question?
He/She waits three or more seconds after posing the question.
Where does this question lay on Bloom's Taxonomy Pyramid?
What is the main idea of this text, and can you list three key points that support it?
Remembering and Understanding
As students approach upper elementary to middle secondary school, what teaching "tier" vocabulary are they on?
Tier 3: Uncommon or technical
words that are typically associated
with a specific content area.