1. Developing Lesson Plans for the 90 Minute Block

2. Anchoring: Prior to Instruction
Communicating Objectives of the Lesson
Sharing the Itinerary of the Day/Period
Activating Students’ Current Knowledge

3. Maximizing Student Concentration: During Instruction
Using a Variety of Explanatory Devices:
Auditory: Modeling Thinking Aloud
Visual: Using Charts, Graphic Organizers
Kinesthetic: Manipulatives

4. Maximizing Student Concentration: During Instruction
Providing Processing Time:
Chunking Input and Student Processing time:
~Allow 10 seconds wait time before calling on students
~Include Movement Time

5. Maximizing Student Concentration: During Instruction
Checking for Understanding:
~Frequently, During Instruction, with all students (“dipsticking”)
~ Recall, Comprehension and Higher Level Questioning

6. Maximizing Student Retention: Following Instruction
Summarizing by the Instructor
Key Ideas
Concepts
Using Visuals to Accompany Words
Structuring Student Summarization
Assigning Meaningful Practice or Application Tasks

7. MODEL A FOR 90 Minute Class
Time Activity
10 min Greeting, Announcement of Objectives
25 min. Teacher-directed, whole class instruction, mini-lesson
30 min. Student-centered/teacher assisted activity
15 min. Whole Group Discussion on
Student-Centered Work
Could include student presentation
10 min. Formative Assessment, Homework Assignment, Closure of Day’s Work

8. MODEL B FOR 90 Minute Class
Time Activity
10 min Review, Focus on Objectives/ Warm-up
15 min. Lecture/ Facts review
25 min. Small Group Work
25 min. Small Group Presentation
15 min. Formative Assessment, Homework Assignment, Closure of Day’s Work

9. Three Part Lesson FOR 90 Minute Class
Time Activity
30 min PART 1: Teacher Directed Lesson
~Objectives Stated
~Lesson presented through lecture
~Student skill practice
~Discussion of student practice
15 min. PART 2: Vocabulary Study
~Whole group discussion on new words includes student discussion
45 min. PART 3: Students Grouped for Topic Discussion
~Students complete study guide independently
~Students in groups discuss specific application questions and prepare to present to group
~Small Groups present to whole class
~Closure and Homework Assignment

10. Model Lesson for 90 Minute Lab Class
Time Activity
10 min. Announcement of Objectives, Warm-Up
~Introduction: Why?
70 min. Work on Lab Activity
~Data Collection
~Data Analysis
~Conclusion
10 min. Extension/Closure
~Sharing Results
~Pulling Lesson Together
~Extension