MIDTERM ASSESSMENT TEMPLATE
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Develop and Analyze Your Standards-Aligned Lesson
Before Writing: Make sure you have already gathered your lesson materials. You may choose to write your own lesson plan, or to modify/annotate an existing lesson plan that comes from your school-adopted curriculum or team. See the assignment description for details on how to submit your Lesson Plan materials.
Analyze the accuracy of the content alignment in the lesson plan.
In a written analysis (~250 words) answer the question; To what extent does the content of the lesson plan (the knowledge and skills being taught) represent the grade level standard(s)?
➔ Explain the mathematical processes/practices represented in the curricular tasks [Row 1]
➔ Describe the extent to which the content accurately represents the concept(s) and skills(s) in the grade-level standards [Row 1]
➔ Accurately describes the concept(s) and skill(s) from a previous grade that students need to apply in this lesson [Row 1] Do Not complete this section
Evaluate the alignment among the components of your lesson plan.
In a written analysis (~250 words) answer the question; To what extent are the components of my lesson plan aligned?
➔ Identify the key knowledge and skills expressed in the learning outcome(s) [Row 2]
➔ Evaluate the extent to which those knowledge and skills are aligned to both the assessment(s) and to the learning experiences [Row 2] [Write your analysis here]
Reference the research on learning and development.
In a written analysis (~250 words) explain how your lesson plan is informed by research from learning and development as well as what you know about your students as learners.
➔ Describe how multiple planned classroom actions are each clearly supported by research on learning or development [Row 3]
➔ Be sure to cite research from this course, or others using APA 7 format. [Write your analysis here]
Teach and Analyze Your Lesson:
Before Writing: Teach your lesson and record a 15 min video showcasing your instructional delivery. Demonstrate your ability to establish classroom norms, procedures and routines that allow students to navigate class with a sense of purpose and independence, as well as your ability to build relationships with your students. You may teach your lesson to a whole group or a small group of students.
Your video should show how you implement at least one organizational routine or procedure that results in most students managing that routine or procedure with autonomy. Accomplishing this goal will require you to spend significant time setting students up for success with the routine or procedure well ahead of the recording. [Row 4]
Add a timestamp to the moments in the video where you are implementing an organizational routine.
Demonstrate what you’ve learned about students’ culture, interests, strengths and areas of development while teaching.
In a written analysis (~250 words) explain how an instructional decision from your video was informed by what you’ve learned about your students.
➔ Articulate the specific learnings you have had about your students’ culture, identities, strengths, and/or areas of development [Row 5]
➔ Identify at least one interaction or instructional decision during the lesson that is clearly informed by what you have learned about your students. Use specific examples of how individuals vary in their culture, identities, strengths, and/or areas of development [Row 5]
➔ Reference the specific interactions or instructional decisions using time stamps from your video. [Row 5] [Write your analysis here]
Reflect On Your Lesson:
Before Writing: Make sure you’ve taught and recorded your lesson.
Reflect on the identities and experiences that influence your choices and actions in the classroom.
In a written analysis (~250 words) describe how an instructional choice from the lesson was informed by an aspect of your identity, experiences of beliefs.
➔ Describe an example of a choice or action that was in the teaching video [Row 6]
➔ Explain how that choice or action was informed by some aspect of your identity, experiences or beliefs [Row 6]
➔ Anticipate the impact of repeating that choice or action with your students over the course of the year [Row 6] [Write your analysis here]