1. The Holy Family Lesson Plan Format

2.  Pennsylvania Academic Standards  Goals for Understanding  Instructional Objective  Student Behaviors  Sources of Evidence  Criteria for Evaluation  Teaching to the Objective  Introduction/Motivation/Prior Knowledge  Developmental Activities  Closure  Assessment  Follow Up  Materials/Resources

3. Academic Standards 8Standards define what each student should know and do in a core set of subjects. They give students a solid foundation in the basics and provide consistent targets for students, teachers and parents. Standards allow schools to measure student achievement. 8Aligned standards and assessments provide the ability to see how well students are performing and how much they are improving.

4. Goals 8Broad generalized statement about what is to be learned 8Big Idea..

5. Objectives 8Specific 8Precisely what they are to do 8Measurable 8Describes the learning outcome that can be measured;should be seen or heard 8Describe learners’ behaviors after instruction 8Relate to what the students should be able to do after instruction

6. Goals vs Objectives 8Goals are broad statements of educational intent 8e.g. To know the three theories pertaining to the extinction of the dinosaurs  Objectives are the educational outcome defined in behavioral terms 8e.g. Given a list of dinosaurs, students will be able to arrange them in their various groups with 80% accuracy.

7. Writing Instructional Objectives Given a list of dinosaurs, students will be able to arrange them in their various groups with 80% accuracy Audience Behavior Condition must be measurable Degree

8. Words to Avoid 8Understand 8Learn 8Know 8Enjoy 8Appreciate 8Value They are vague and are not observable or measurable because there is no product involved.

9. Observable Verbs 8 Identify 8 Choose 8 Analyze 8 Write 8 Predict 8 Explain 8 Illustrate 8Evaluate 8Compare 8Infer 8Locate 8Formulate 8Classify 8Demonstrate

10. Student Behaviors What are the students going to be asked to do? Students will write a three page paper about….. Students will complete a worksheet on…. Students will develop a survey for…….

11. Sources of Evidence How will you know they did it? The completed worksheet about…. The printed survey about…. A copy of the student……

12. Criteria for Evaluation How will you assess if student completed the work or attained objective? The percentage of correct responses on the worksheet. A correct response rate of …%

13. Teaching to the Objective 8Three Columns 8Estimated Time 8Approximate time for the givne portion of lesson 8Teaching to Objective 8Differentiation 8Instructional adaptations and strategies to meet the learning needs of all students

14. Teaching to the Objective 8Introduction/Motivation/Prior Knowledge 8Developmental Activities 8Assessment 8Closure

15. Follow-Up 8Activities or actions you have planned as a follow-up to the completed lesson 8Reinforcement of material for better retention and validation of the students’ independent work. 8Homework, written assignment, oral presentation,group project

16. Materials 8List materials you would use for the lesson. 8Books, paper, pencils, art materials, drawings, art and craft materials, posters, etc..

17. Resources 8List all resources that you used to help you prepare for this lesson. 8Books, people, Internet sites, etc…

18. References 8List here in APA format the references for all the resources used. http://holyfamily.edu/library/handouts/APA.pdfhttp://holyfamily.edu/library/handouts/APA.pdf -Holy Family Library Handouts http://www.umuc.edu/library/guides/apa.shtml http://www.umuc.edu/library/guides/apa.shtml -the University of Maryland http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ - Purdue OWL

19. Technology 8Identify any technology you intend to use in conjunction with the delivery of the lesson. 8Interactive white board, computer, LCD projector, digital camera,web cam, etc..