INSTRUCT IONAL PLANNING INFORMATION SHEET
Get ty sb u rg Co l leg e Dep a rt me n t o f Ed u ca t io n
S ect io n On e: Co n t ext
Wha t s it ua t io na l f a ct o r s a r e a t pla y t ha t mi g h t he lp d eter mi n e t he su cce s s o f t he in st ru ctio n a l p la n?
Tit le /to pic a n d g ra de l ev el
Ra tio na l e/ pu rpo s e s t a t e me nt
Describe why it is important for
students to learn the information
contained in this plan. How will
l e a r n i n g t h i s i n f o r m a t i o n i mp a c t t h e
lives of students? How does it relate to
your vision of the “good society”?
Sc ho o l co nt e xt
Briefly describe the students you will
be teaching and the school you will
teach in, doing so in terms of salient
cultural characteristics that might
impact student learning.
Tea ch ing co nte xt
Describe how this lesson correlates to
other topics being studied in the
course. How will the plan access prior
student knowledge? What comes next,
after the lesson is taught?
S ect io n T wo : D es i red R e su l t s
Wha t do y o u w a nt stu d ent s to g a in fro m t he e x per ie nce o f l ea r ni ng t hi s ma te ria l?
E sta b li s he d g o a ls
What relevant goals (e.g. content,
course or program objectives, learning
outcomes) does this plan address? You
may include appropriate national
standards and/o Pennsylvania
standards here, as well as other goals.
Un de rsta n di ng s
What enduring understandings should
students draw from the lesson?
E ss en tia l q ue st io n s
How does this lesson address questions
at the heart of the subject/discipline
from which it is drawn?
INSTRUCT IONAL PLANNING INFORMATION SHEET
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S ect io n Th r ee: A s se s sm e n t Ev id en c e
H o w w ill y o u kno w if s tud en ts kn o w w ha t y o u w a nt th e m to kno w ?
St u de nt p e rfo r ma nce t a s ks
Wh a t w i l l s t u d e n t s n e e d t o d o , i n
terms of formal and informal
assessment, to demonstrate
knowledge of the information
taught in this lesson?
Tea ch er perfo r ma n ce t a s ks
What will you do, formally and
informally, to gather assessment
evidence from your students?
O t he r ev id en ce
Wh a t a d d i t i o n a l e v i d e n c e , g a t h e r e d
formally and/or informally, will
you collect to assess student
understanding (e.g. informal
assessment data)?
S ect io n Fo u r: In st ru ctio n a l P ro ced u re s
Wha t st ep s w i ll y o u ta ke to tea c h t he co nt ent o f th is le s so n?
Tea ch ing a n d Lea rn i ng
St ra t eg ie s
Briefly describe the procedures you
will follow in this plan. Check with
your professor to ensure that you
have met all course-specific
requirements.
Adjustments made to ensure that
all students have an opportunity to
learn the information contained in
the lesson should be included here
as well. Consider: multiple means
of representing content and
multiple ways students may express
knowledge of content. How will the
plan promote active student
engagement in worthwhile
learning?
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