Most lesson plans (lesson designs) include 3 key components: the Lesson Title, Content Objective, and the Instructional Strategies, but the CSUSM Single Subject Lesson Design demands more clarity and has 18 Key Components.
Grant Wiggins & Jay McTighe (2005) describe a "Backward Planning Process" for instructional planning in Understanding by Design. Read the Introduction to Understanding By Design (UbD) to get some background on the concept of "Backward Planning" and the Three-Stage Planning Approach:
1. Identify Desired Results: What long-term transfer goals are targeted?
2. Determine Assessment Evidence: What performances and products will reveal evidence of meaning-making and transfer?
3. Plan Learning Experiences & Instructions: What activities, experiences, and lessons will lead to achievement of the desired results and success at the assessments?
Effective educators learn about their students and use that information to design instruction that:
Effective educators learn about their students and use that information to design instruction that:
- challenge students based on their readiness levels
- use content/curriculum that is of interest to students and
- create activities that is based on learning profiles
The CSUSM Single Subject Program requires such detailed lessons
to help candidates develop strong lesson planning habits.
SEE LESSON DESIGN TEMPLATE & RUBRIC POSTED BELOW
to help candidates develop strong lesson planning habits.
SEE LESSON DESIGN TEMPLATE & RUBRIC POSTED BELOW
CSUSM Single Subject Lesson Design Components 1. Title of the Lesson 2. Curriculum Area & Grade 3. Date of Lesson 4. CA Content Standard 5. CA ELD Standard 6. Big Idea 7. Essential Questions 8. Objectives (TPA Term - Learning Goals) 9. Assessments 10. Predication of Likely Difficulties 11. Instructional Strategies 12. Student Activities 13. Info about English Language Learners 14. Info about Students with Special Education Needs 15. Differentiation For English Language Learner 16. Differentiation For Student with Special Education Needs 17. Resources 18. Reflection (Only required if lesson was taught.) |