LESSON PLANNING GUIDE FOR 21ST CENTURY INSTRUCTION

Essential
Questions

Elements
of A
Lessons

Guiding Questions

After referencing curriculum map, develop

essential question that asks students what you
want them to learn (broad concepts, how/why
questions, etc. Have you addressed any of the 21st
Century multiple literacies in your essential
question? Ex. Arts and Creativity, Ecoliteracy,
Cyberliteracy, Physical Fitness and
Health,Globalization Multicultural,
Social/Emotional, Media, Financial?)
Goals and Objectives:

Introduction of (See Teacher Focus and

Information Strategies/Res- Review
sources)

Specific Skills: (Which of the nine effective strategies

have you included? I.e., compare/contrast,
summarizing, etc. --see Teacher Strategies/Resources)
Vocabulary:

Have you planned a warm up?

How will you clear up any misconceptions?
How will you re-teach?

Activities

Strategies

Materials

Lesson Plan

Time
Allocated

Teacher Strategies/Resources

Which of the following strategies

and/or resources have you included
in your lesson plan that will yield
high student engagement and
learning?
Collaboration with media
coordinator
Collaboration within PLC
CRISS
Thinking Maps
Cooperative Learning
Balanced Literacy
Differentiated Instruction
ClassScape
Nine Instructional Strategies
(Marzano)

Identifying similarities
and differences
Summarizing and note
taking
Reinforcing effort and
providing recognition

Independent Guided Practice

Practice

Assessment

LESSON PLANNING GUIDE FOR 21ST CENTURY INSTRUCTION

New Learning Targets

Have you differentiated in content, process, and/or

product?
Have you considered the students readiness levels,
interests, and learning styles?
Is your lesson rigorous? Thought-provoking?
Diverse? Authentic?
Have you differentiated in content, process, and/or
product?
Have you considered the students readiness levels,
interests, and learning styles?
Is your lesson rigorous? Thought-provoking?
Diverse? Authentic?
Is the assessment formative? Or summative?
Is the assessment aligned to Marzanos Thinking
Skills or Revised Blooms Taxonomy (CTE only)?
Is the assessment designed to give you quality
feedback to measure mastery of skills?
Is ClassScape an appropriate assessment for this
lesson?
What is an appropriate assessment for this lesson
(open-ended, multiple choice, performance?)
How would you reteach and retest for mastery?
Have you established new learning goals based on
assessment results?
What will you do next?

Outcomes/Artifacts:
How did this lesson impact student learning?
What evidence can I provide?

Homework and practice

Nonlinguistic
representation
Cooperative Learning
Setting objectives and
providing feedback
Generating and testing
hypotheses
Cues, questions, and
advance organizers

SIOP Strategies
Technology Tools and
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