It’s important to understand that assessment is not a separate entity from instruction but an integral part of it. Assessment helps teachers determine whether the goals of education are being met and ultimately should be used to inform instruction. Gathering relevant assessment data and knowing how to use it is an important skill for a teacher to have.
This 2-part assignment reinforces the different types of assessments and the data generated from those assessments and provides an opportunity to incorporate assessment into planning a lesson.
Part 1: Assessment Resource
Create a 2-page resource that explains assessment best practices and addresses the following topics:
Formative and summative assessments
Product- and performance-based assessments
Achievement tests
Uses of assessment data
Include the following for each topic:
Explanation of purpose
Example with a description
Part 2: Lesson Plan
Develop a 45-minute classroom lesson plan for a specific elementary grade level and academic content area. You may not use a lesson plan from an already published source.
As an alternative to developing your lesson as a standard Word document, consider using a web-based lesson planning tool such as one of the free tools listed here:
Common Curriculum
Planboard
*You can also use this lesson plan template:
Lesson Plan Template EDU 311
Include the following elements in your lesson plan:
1.State Standards and Central Focus of Lesson
Select state standard(s) for your identified grade level and academic content area
Based on the selected standard(s), describe the central focus of the topic in this lesson plan.
Find your specific state content standard(s) on your state’s Department of Education Website.
2.Learning Objectives
Develop learning objectives for the 45-minute lesson based on the criteria below:
Are specific, measurable, and observable
State what students will know and be able to do
Align to state standards
Are grade-level and content-area appropriate
3.Technology
Incorporate the use of 1 to 3 computer-based or web-based tools in the delivery of the instruction or an assessment.
Make use of the College’s Technology Resources Library to help you identify the equipment and tools available to support your lesson.
Instructional Equipment
Web Tools
Also check out the article, “10 Favorite Online Teaching Tools Used by Educators This Year” in EducationWeek to find out what tools teachers are using in their classrooms.
3.Materials
Identify the materials and instructional resources needed for the teacher and students. Resources may include technology, handouts, guest speakers, and so on.
Describe how the materials support and enhance the lesson.
4.Classroom Arrangement and Grouping
Describe the classroom arrangement and grouping strategies you will use during this lesson.
Explain how the grouping strategies you selected support the students.
5.Instructional Approach
Provide a detailed outline of the instructional approach for the lesson based on the following:
Setting the stage for learning (How will you get the students excited about the lesson?)
Lesson delivery and guided practice
Closure
Independent practice
6.Assessments
Create one each of the following types of assessments and identify them in the lesson plan:
Pre-assessment
Summative
Formative
Include the following with each assessment:
Alignment to the selected state standard(s) and lesson objective(s)
Strategy for using assessment data
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