handbook for cooperating teachers - Wilmington University

StandardsThis should include DE Common Core Standards, DE GradeLevel Expectations (GLE’s), or state standards applicable towhere you are teaching.1 2 3 4 5LessonObjectivesStudents will be able to 1 2 3 4 5Lesson RationaleLesson EssentialQuestion(s)Beginning ofthe Lesson/OrientationWhy are you teaching this lesson? What are the major concepts, “the big ideas,” the transferrableinformation in this lesson that makes it worth teaching? How does this lesson build on what students already know andare able to do? How does this lesson fit into the curriculum?Open-ended questions designed to guide student thinking andfocus instruction on the “big ideas.”Instructional Strategies How will you engage your students? How will you connect this information to previous experiencesthat links the concepts to prior knowledge? How will you make the lesson(s) relevant to life experiences ofyour students? How will you hold their interest? How will you provide them opportunities to think about the “bigideas” in this lesson?Formative Assessment (ongoing) How are the students demonstrating an understanding of workingtoward your introductory goals? What specific actions do you expect from the students?1 2 3 4 51 2 3 4 51 2 3 4 51 2 3 4 5104August 2011