Planning For Instruction

1. Learning goal/ student objectives

o What do I want my students to understand?
o Am I following the QEP progressions of learning and
competencies?
o Do I have the resources/ materials available?
o What are my students interests/ learning styles/
needs/prior knowledge?
o What is the unit of inquiry?
o How will I assess?
2. Key components to consider throughout the planning
o Engage/ hook
o Guiding questions
o Development
o Closure
o Extension activities
3. Managing students
o Assign students to different stations
o Assign students to partners or groups
o Create a system where students know who to work with if
they are working in groups during an activity
4. Section on individual students
o Modified and adapted activities
o Notes on individual students (I. e: Cathy cannot sit beside
this Luke, provide clipboard for marc, call out Anthonys
name during lesson to ensure he is on task)
o Different teaching strategies to cater for all learners

5. Assessment/ evaluation
o Checklist for students
o Checklist for teacher
o Assessment questions for teacher: Did the student meet the
objective of the lesson?
o Rubric
6. Reflection
o What went well?
o What will I change the next time?
o How can I improve this lesson?