Lesson Plan Education Essay Research Coursework Paper

Content area

English Language Arts

State standard

Demonstrate the conventions of capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. 

Pre-Assessment

Definition and purpose of pre-assessments in instructional planning

This is assessment that assesses a student’s strengths, weakness, knowledge, and skills prior to instruction. 

Examples of pre-assessments (not paper-based)

During the lesson the students turn and talk, this provides an equal may opportunity to have the students contribute to the activity. This allows students to discuss and clarify questions.

Differentiation techniques and accommodations

Teacher observation/checklists

Teacher prepared tests

Writing Prompts/Samples

Student Products and Work Samples

Plan for student feedback

Write comments on student work and write the grade on the rubric separately

Have the students read your feedback and write three observations and two questions based on your feedback

Have the students use the rubric to give themselves a grade.

Give them a chance to revise their work.

Formative Assessment

Definition and purpose of formative assessments in instructional planning

Formative assessment's are given to improve students' learning which is for teachers to improve how they're teaching.

Examples of formative assessments (not paper-based)

Questioning strategies allowing students an opportunity for deeper thinking while engaging students in classroom dialogue that both uncovers and expands learning. 

Differentiation techniques and accommodations

Check for understating: Questions, prompts, and cues can allow them to truly see if students understand what they have set out to learn. 

• Match vocabulary words to definitions.
• Read a passage of text and answer questions related to the passage.

Plan for student feedback

Let the students evaluate themselves using a matrix and discuss their self-evaluation and provide feedback.

Summative Assessment

Definition and purpose of summative assessments in instructional planning

Summative Assessments are given to determine what students know and do not know. It is a point when student learning relative to content standards. This helps the teacher plan there class instructionally.

Examples of summative assessments (not paper-based)

Accountability for Schools (AYP) Data

• creative portfolio
• SAT/ACT

Purpose of summative assessment in instructional planning

Summative assessments are an essential benchmark to check the progress of students, schools and the educational system that our students are a part of.

Differentiation techniques and accommodations

Have the students match vocabulary word to the correct definitions?

Read a story and answer related questions.

Create a PowerPoint presentation summarizing the lesson. 

Plan for student feedback

 The data indicates and provides information for the students and the parents. It identifies the gaps between student knowledge and learning targets.

Potential bias and how it can be minimized

As a teacher we must gather information about student learning in order to better understand student learning. The better we can adjust instruction we can achieve in all areas.