Lesson Design

 

Component

 

Attributes

 

Possible Structures
 Mental Set
  • links to past experience through questions or activities
  • has all actively involved
  • connects student thinking to the learning objective
  • Corners
  • Find-the-Fib
  • Line-Ups
  • Roundrobin
  • Roundtable
  • Think-Pair-Share
  • Think-Pair-Square
  • Find Someone Who …
 Sharing Objective & Purpose
  • stated in pupil language
  • clear and specific
  • meaningful & relevant
  • Three Step Interview
  • Team Discussion
  • Team Interview
 Input
  • what the student receives to facilitate learning
  • relates to the learning to be achieved
  • moves toward the level of thinking to be achieved
  • Jigsaw
  • Paired Reading
  • Match Mine
  • Roundrobin
  • Roundtable
  • Team Interview
 Modelling
  • model contains attributes to be learned
  • students can see and if possible touch the attributes
  • students can talk about what they see or touch
  • Role Play
  • Simulations
 Check for Understanding
  • it involves the students
  • teacher asks for an overt response
  • students get feedback
  • relates to the objective and desired type of thinking
  • Corners
  • Inside/Outside Circle
  • Line-Ups
  • Numbered Heads
  • Pairs Check
  • Think-Pair-Check
  • Think-Pair-Square
  • Send A Problem
 Practice-Guided
  • how much should they practise?
  • how long should they practise?
  • how often should they practise?
  • how will they find out how well they did?
  • does the practice relate to the objective and the appropriate level of thinking?
  • Choral Response
  • Fact-or-Fiction
  • Find-the-Fib
  • Inside/Outside Circle
  • Line-Ups
  • Numbered Heads
  • Pairs Check
  • Three Stray, One Stay
  • One Stray, Three Stay
 Practice-Independent
  • how much should they practise?
  • how long should they practise?
  • how often should they practise?
  • how will they find out how well they did?
  • does the practice relate to the objective and the appropriate level of thinking?
  • Three-Step Interview
  • Team Interview
  • Individual Presentations
  • Individual Problem Solving
  • Individual Projects
 Closure
  • summary is completed by the student
  • involves all the students
  • relates to the objective
  • Three-Step Interviews
  • Carousel
  • Find Someone Who Can …
  • Gallery Tour
  • Inside/Outside Circle
  • Line-Ups
  • Mix-Freeze-Pair
  • Team Interview
  • Three Stray, One Stay
  • One Stray, Three Stay

Created by The Durham Board of Education

Adapted from: Kagan, Spencer, Resources for Teachers