LESSON PLANS
A Note on Lesson Plan Templates
There is no required format or template for edTPA learning segment lesson plans, although each lesson plan may be a maximum of four pages in length. All lesson plans do need to include the following elements, however:
State-adopted student academic content standards that are the target of student learning (Note: Please include the number and text of each standard that is being addressed. If only a portion of a standard is being addressed, then only list the part or parts that are relevant.)
Learning objectives associated with the content standards
Formal and informal assessments used to monitor student learning, including type(s) of assessment and what is being assessed
Instructional strategies and learning tasks (including what you and the students will be doing) that support diverse student needs
Instructional resources and materials used to engage students in learning
PLEASE CONSIDER WHAT'S NEXT IN YOUR FINAL PORTFOLIO WHEN DEVELOPING A 3 TO 5 DAY LESSON PLAN COMPRISED OF APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 4 PAGES EACH. THESE ARE THE LESSONS THAT YOU WILL VIDEOTAPE FOR TASK TWO AND ASSESS FOR TASK THREE.
CENTRAL FOCUS-LESSON DESIGN SHOULD SCAFFOLD FROM INTRODUCTION / ACCESS, BUILD ON THE INTRODUCTION THROUGH STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND PRACTICE AND CLOSE WITH ASSESSMENT (A-B-C METHOD). KEEP IN MIND THE CONCEPT OF CONGRUENCY BETWEEN PEDAGOGY, STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENT. THE MADELINE HUNTER MODEL IS ALSO VERY HELPFUL. )FILE IN FOOTER) PLEASE REVIEW THE FILES LISTED BELOW FOR ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE IN WRITING YOUR LESSON PLAN. (LOCATED ON BOTTOM FOOTER.)
LINKS TO STANDARDS COMMON CORE & NJCCCS / INTASC-The Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC) is a consortium of state education agencies and national educational organizations dedicated to the reform of the preparation, licensing, and on-going professional development of teachers.
The edTPA Crosswalk: InTASC Model Core Teaching Standards document developed by SCALE includes commentary prompt excerpts and rubric language from the operational edTPA (2014) and maps their alignment with the ten InTASC standards (2013). Campuses and states using InTASC as the basis for state teaching standards and teacher evaluation systems will find the crosswalk useful when discussing edTPA's common language for "readiness to teach" with P-12 partners and other stakeholders. As the crosswalk shows, the InTASC model core teaching standards are strongly aligned with the concepts embedded within the three tasks of edTPA (i.e., Planning, Instruction, and Assessment).FILE LOCATED AT BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.
MORE SAMPLE LESON PLANS
THE VIDEO ON LANGUAGE,FUNCTION,VOCABULARY AND SYNTAX/DISCOURSE IS THE BEST RESOURCE IN UNDERSTANDING THE EDTPA REQUIREMENT.