3 Key Assessments - Mini Lesson
OverviewTeaching requires the ability to plan instruction by creating learning goals, figuring out how to assess them, and create engaging and appropriate activities.
In this page, you will find the breakdown of the Mini Lesson project, which you will be completing throughout the semester. This project is part of all teacher preparation programs and appears in the following courses: EDCI 3332, EDUC 3304, UTCH 3302.
Below, you will find more specific information on how you, as the teacher, will complete this second project.
*Please note: This project uses information from the diversity case study, the first major project you completed in a previous teacher preparation program course (EDCI 3331, EDUC 3304, or UTCH 3302).
Task Purpose
The purpose of this mini lesson is to assess a teacher's ability to plan instruction. You will complete the mini lesson in a detailed, written plan in three parts: 1) learning goals, 2) assessments, and 3) instructional activities. All three parts are pieces of the same mini lesson and follow a backward design of instruction. Each part is evaluated with its own rubric, so that each part in this project is described in its own page. You will be completing this project throughout the semester, so that your instructor will guide you through each piece.
In BriefPlanning lessons is one of the most important skill teachers need to develop. It is a complex process with several planning stages that bring together a final product. This project is about following that planning process using information you already know about students. Planning a lesson is not done separately from the contextual factors.
Learning goalsThis mini lesson will assess your ability to demonstrate success in the following learning goals:
- Learning goals: The teacher will develop learning goals that are varied and challenging, appropriate to students, and properly aligned to standards of the grade and discipline.
- Assessment: The teacher will create varied formative and summative assessments with appropriate differentiation for each of the learning goals created for the lesson.
- Instructional activities: The teacher will plan a sequence of activities in a lesson plan to support learning goals and lead to success in the assessments.
- Diversity and Differentiation: The teacher will integrate knowledge of student diversity and special needs in the goals, assessments, and activities with differentiation.
- 21st Century Skills: The teacher will integrate digital tools to vary and meet the multiple modalities of students and help them be successful in the learning goals and assessments.