Objectives
These should be clear, measurable, and action-oriented.
What are lesson objectives?
This is the first section of the lesson that should grab the students’ attention.
What is the introduction or hook?
A teacher can show a short video clip to spark curiosity and activate prior knowledge during this part of the lesson.
What is the hook or introduction?
This type of assessment helps teachers adjust instruction in real-time, based on student understanding.
What is assessment for learning?
After a lesson, a teacher should think about this: what worked well and what could be improved.
What is reflection?
“Students will be able to solve quadratic equations” is an example of this.
What is a measurable objective?
In this part of the lesson plan, teachers explain or demonstrate the core content to students.
What is the action?
A teacher’s demonstration or step-by-step instructions are examples of this strategy for active engagement.
What is modeling?
This form of assessment involves students evaluating their own learning progress.
What is self-assessment?
This part of the lesson plan documents areas that may need to be revisited in future lessons.
What are topics to be revisited?
This term describes the broader, long-term learning goal for a lesson or unit.
What is the goal?
These two lesson sections, where teachers summarize key points and gauge understanding, should come at the end.
What are consolidation and assessment?
These are spaces set up around the room where students rotate through different activities or tasks.
What are learning stations?
A teacher’s checklist or observations fall under this type of assessment, done while the lesson is still in progress.
What is formative assessment?
This reflection tool allows teachers to record their observations on what worked in the lesson.
What are anecdotal notes?
A good objective uses these types of verbs, such as “describe,” “identify,” or “analyze.”
What are action-oriented verbs?
This term refers to how students bring together and synthesize the lesson material.
What is consolidation?
This teaching strategy uses visuals like charts and diagrams to help students organize information.
What is a graphic organizer?
These types of assessments, such as quizzes and tests, measure student achievement after a lesson or unit.
What is summative assessment?
This phrase describes how reflection helps teachers adjust future lessons based on what they learned from the current one.
What are next steps?
This part of a lesson plan is what drives the activities and assessments.
What are learning objectives?
This type of activity encourages students to think individually, share with a partner, and then discuss as a class.
What is Think-Pair-Share?
Group discussions and problem-solving activities promote this type of student learning.
What is collaboration?
Presentations and projects are examples of these assessments, which involve students showcasing their learning.
What is assessment of learning?
This section of the lesson plan is where teachers write down strategies that were most effective for student engagement.
What is “activities that worked”?