Concurrent Classroom or Online Lesson Template

Time Learning Activity Description Teacher Focus

10 Welcome Task or Bell Ringer Administrative tasks

● Ask students to review key concepts, vocabulary, formulas, ● Take attendance
procedures ● Check-in with individual
● Provide a prompt to encourage reflection students about missing work
or inconsistent attendance

15 Present–Pause–Discuss Strategy Prepare a presentation

● Chunk new information Present
● Present (5 minutes max) Listen/observe
● Pause (5 minutes) ● Pop in and out of breakout
○ Allow time for students (individually or rooms during the “groups do”
collaboratively in the classroom, online, or mixed to collect formative
groups in breakout rooms) to process the assessment data
information, identify important points, and write Facilitate discussions
questions ● Ask questions
● Discuss (5 minutes) ● Help students make
○ Address student questions connections
○ Ask students questions about new information to ● Guide the group in making
check for basic understanding meaning

20 Interactive Modeling: I Do, We Do, Groups Do, You Do Prepare examples

● I do: Lead a modeling session related to the new information Conduct a think-aloud
for the group using a think-aloud strategy Engage the group
● We do: Ask students to help work through a second example
● Groups do: Group students (in the classroom, online, or a
mixed group) to tackle another example without teacher
support
● You do: Give students time to work through an example on
their own without any teacher or peer support

15-20 Collaborative Practice Spend time with individual students

● Strategically group students in class or online in breakout or small groups of students who
rooms struggled with the “I do” practice
○ Mixed-skill level groups to allow for peer support
○ Skill level groups to allow for differentiated practice Check-in with groups as they work
○ Cohort groups to allow for relationship building collaboratively

5 Exit Ticket Collect formative assessment data