Assignment - Lesson Plans Grading Rubric

Assignment: Lesson Plans
Link to Word File: http://coe.nevada.edu/ckeeler/SSM/Assignments/LessonPlanGradingRubric.doc
Description:

Using your self-designed unit plan, you will prepare two full lesson plans. The guidelines appear below:

Select two consecutive lessons.

Do not select days when the primary content delivery comes from someone other than the teacher (e.g., field trip, speaker, library research day).

Your associated materials must include all necessary items to teach the lesson. Collect/prepare these materials and turn them in with your lesson plans.

You do not need to turn-in books, videos, or standard materials such as construction paper, but you need to reference these items clearly so that any teacher could replicate your lesson. You will need to include all teacher-made materials (e.g., PowerPoint slides, worksheets, matching cards) and copies of any commercially-produced materials (e.g., worksheets, Reader’s Theatre script, parent permission slips) that would exist within a teacher’s personal library.
You must accompany each lesson with materials. If none are necessary for teaching the lesson, prepare a one-page report on the content of the lesson or develop a sample of a student-created product from the lesson.

You must use either the downloadable lesson plan template, or the lesson planning template for your practicum.

Turn in hard copies of your lesson plans and associated materials no later than before class on March 8, 2007.

Enjoy planning and preparing your lessons!

Lesson Plans Grading Rubric

Name: ________________________________________ Course: __458 __658 Section: __001 __002 __004 Total: ___/100

For EACH lesson plan, use the following rubric.

	5	4	3	2	1	0	Score
Lesson Plan
Identifies NCSS Standards (3)			Lists and cites all NCSS Standards aligning with the unit.	Lists and cites some NCSS Standards aligning with the unit.	Lists some NCSS Standards.	Does not list or cite NCSS Standards.
Identifies CCSD CEF objectives (3)			Lists and cites all CCSD CEFs aligning with the unit.	Lists and cites some CCSD CEFs aligning with the unit.	Lists some CCSD CEFs.	Does not list or cite CCSD CEFs.
Includes elements of model lesson plans (5)	Includes all component parts of research-based, model lesson plans including: a sponge activity, an anticipatory set, an opening, content delivery, and activity (may be guided practice or independent practice), and a closing. Lesson elements are clearly presented, intuitive for professional educators to identify, and in appropriate alignment with the content.	Includes all but one of the component parts of research-based, model lesson plans including: a sponge activity, an anticipatory set, an opening, content delivery, and activity (may be guided practice or independent practice), and a closing. Lesson elements are clearly presented, intuitive for professional educators to identify, and in appropriate alignment with the content.	Includes all but two of the component parts of research-based, model lesson plans including: a sponge activity, an anticipatory set, an opening, content delivery, and activity (may be guided practice or independent practice), and a closing. Lesson elements are clearly presented and intuitive for professional educators to identify.	Includes most of the component parts of research-based, model lesson plans including: a sponge activity, an anticipatory set, an opening, content delivery, and activity (may be guided practice or independent practice), and a closing.	Includes some of the component parts of research-based, model lesson plans including: a sponge activity, an anticipatory set, an opening, content delivery, and activity (may be guided practice or independent practice), and a closing.	Includes few of the component parts of research-based, model lesson plans including: a sponge activity, an anticipatory set, an opening, content delivery, and activity (may be guided practice or independent practice), and a closing.
Situated within an age-appropriate social studies unit (2)				Content, activities, and instructional strategies are age-appropriate for the stated grade level.	Two of the following: content, activities, and instructional strategies are age-appropriate for the stated grade level.	One or none of the following: content, activities, and instructional strategies are age-appropriate for the stated grade level.
Appreciates student differences (3)				Lesson content delivery method(s) and activities recognize and accommodate for student differences relating to the following characteristics: ELL, cognitive disabilities, physical disabilities, and emotional/social abilities.	Lesson content delivery method(s) and activities recognize and accommodate for most student differences relating to the following characteristics: ELL, cognitive disabilities, physical disabilities, and emotional/social abilities.	Lesson content delivery method(s) and activities may pose difficulties for students exhibiting the following characteristics: ELL, cognitive disabilities, physical disabilities, and emotional/social concerns.
Is thoughtfully prepared and teachable (10) Each section worth 2 points	The lesson is teachable to students in the stated grade level given accepted contemporary materials access and curricular, instructional, and facilities infrastructures. Lesson components are clearly described and easy to follow. 10 points	The lesson is teachable to students in the stated grade level. Lesson components are clearly described and easy to follow. 8 points	The lesson's teachability is questionable due to age-appropriate expectations or level of detail. Lesson components are described. 6 points			The unit is not teachable to students in the stated grade level or lesson components lack clarity.
Is engaging for elementary learners (4)		Utilizes contemporary instructional strategies to engage and motivate millennial elementary children.	Mostly utilizes contemporary instructional strategies that engage and motivate millennial elementary children.	Utilizes some instructional strategies that engage and motivate millennial elementary children.	Utilizes instructional strategies that will marginally engage and motivate millennial elementary children.	Fails to utilize or uses few instructional strategies that engage and motivate millennial elementary children.
Professional formatting and syntactically accurate (5)	Utilizes a lesson plan template to clearly and effectively communicate research-based lesson plan elements. Free of syntactical errors.	Utilizes a lesson plan template to clearly and effectively communicate research-based lesson plan elements. Few syntactical errors.	Utilizes a lesson plan template to communicate research-based lesson plan elements. Few syntactical errors.	Utilizes a lesson plan template to communicate research-based lesson plan elements. Some syntactical errors.	Utilizes a lesson plan template to communicate lesson plan elements. Many syntactical errors.	Does not utilize a logically-formatted lesson plan template or is replete with syntactical errors.
Lesson Plan Materials
Includes all materials necessary to teach the lesson (0)
Are age-appropriate (3)			Materials are age-appropriate for the stated grade level.	Materials are mostly age-appropriate.	Some materials are age-appropriate.	Materials are not age-appropriate.
Are visually attractive and professionally formatted (2)				Materials are neat, orderly, and intuitive for readers to follow.	Materials are professionally formatted.	Materials are in disorder or fail to communicate expectations due to visual formatting errors.
Free of syntactical errors (2)				No spelling, grammatical, or textual formatting errors.	Some syntactical errors.	Replete with syntactical errors.
Relate appropriately to the lesson with a focus on teaching the objective(s) (8) Each section worth 2 points		Materials clearly relate directly to the lesson with an obvious focus on teaching the NCSS standards and CCSD CEF objectives. 8 points		Materials relate to the lesson with a focus on teaching the NCSS standards and CCSD CEF objectives. 4 points		Materials do not relate to the lesson or fail to focus on teaching the NCSS standards and CCSD CEF objectives.
Total							___/50