Educators who work with a student-centered learning framework may:
develop the end assessment (how will we know they learned it?) first
match learning targets to assessment so that students reach goals (What do we want students to know?)
plan for learning opportunities and formative assessments
measure learning and next steps to respond (extend or intervene)
The first 10 minutes of class are key.
The first 10 minutes need to revolve around a learning target. The example below is for science, but the concept is the same for every subject... Understanding what you want students to do that day must be clear and communicated--and designed ahead of time in conjunction with data and TEKS-based.
Do you have a hook? What do your warm-ups look like?
The last 10 minutes of class are key to assessing whether or not students understood the learning target...it can be formal or informal, but it provides key data to determine the next learning target.