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PFM: The structure for creating lesson or unit design to address the "what" (the standards in the content acquisition) and the "how" (engagement and enhancement of reading expertise needed in all content areas).
PFM: The structure for creating lesson or unit design to address the "what" (the standards in the content acquisition) and the "how" (engagement and enhancement of reading expertise needed in all content areas).
Six Critical Elements
Six Critical Elements
- Clear Learning Outcomes and Success Criteria
- Focus on learning using preparation of student to the content or learning, mediation to make the content comprehensible, pauses for review and reflection of learning, practice and assessment
- Targeted to a concept or unit theme
- Focus on the Metacognitive thinking and learning processes as well as the content
- Use of text-oriented learning
- Incorporating ongoing reflection and discussion
Preparing students social emotionally, introduce learning outcomes and big idea, developing prerequisite Habits of Mind and cognitive skills, introducing vocabulary
Allowing time for students to interact with the new learning using grade level text, add additional resources (videos, audio recordings, websites, etc)
Confirm concept understanding, provide for student self-reflection of skills, then assess
Designing and Planning for Effective Instruction
Designing and Planning for Effective Instruction
Step by step guide
ELA Mini-Unit on Character Analysis
ELA Mini-Unit on Character Analysis
This unit shows all aspects of a PFM with activities and supports for the success of all students.
Strategies Used - Powerful Questions on book cover, Key Word Prediction, Thinking Maps (Circle, Double Bubble, and Flow) for supporting students thinking before moving into quick writes and a multi-paragraph essay comparing and contrasting characters in the story.
You can use this unit as is or edit for the needs of your class. All slides have both English and Spanish headings as a way to honor the students first language (this lesson was originally designed for 3rd-5th grade Newcomers).
NUA 7th Grade
NUA 7th Grade
Science Unit
Science Unit
Unit sample following the NUA Lesson Flow: Priming, Processing, and Retaining for Understanding
Math Unit
Math Unit
Sample Unit on Using Multiplicative Identity
Lesson Flow Alignment
Lesson Flow Alignment
There are many lesson designs we have learned over our years in education. This table highlights how the language used in the NUA PFM, 5E, Madeline Hunter, and CPM lessons align with each other and utilize strategies that elicit high operational practices from our students.
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