Evaluating Effective Lessons
Week 2 – Assignment
Evaluating Effective Lessons
In the discussion forums this week, you learned about the important role planning plays when it comes to creating lessons and activities that align with a developmentally appropriate curriculum. “It is important to remember that educational value comes from the goals an activity addresses, the extent to which the components of the plan align with those goals, and how well the plan can be individualized to meet the needs of your particular children” (Kostelnik, Soderman, Whiren, & Rupiper, 2015, p. 87). It is this combination that makes effective lessons. In your assignment, you will apply the information you have learned about planning for instruction by evaluating a lesson in order to ensure that it is developmentally appropriate.
You will be using the Week 2 Assignment Template Download Week 2 Assignment Templateto complete your assignment this week. Below you will find the directions needed for completing each step of the template.
Step 1: Choose one of the videos below to watch a lesson being taught to a group of children. As you are watching the video, record each of the parts of the lesson you see in the video on the Lesson Plan Template section of the Week 2 Assignment Template. Use the Early Childhood and Child Development Lesson Plan Handbook Links to an external site.as a guide to help you determine where to place things within the template. For example, if you observe the teacher activating the children’s prior knowledge, you will record what the teacher does to activate their prior knowledge in the introduction section of the lesson plan template. If a section of the Lesson Plan Template is not observed in the video, you will record Not Observed in that section on the Lesson Plan Template.
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• Total physical responseLinks to an external site.
• Great Lesson “Feelings and Emotions” in Preschool. LESSON 5Links to an external site. Great Lesson “Feelings and Emotions” in Preschool. LESSON 5 – YouTube
Step 2: Using the notes you recorded on the Lesson Plan Template, evaluate the lesson plan using the Activity Plan Self-Check section of the Week 2 Assignment Template. For this section, you will place an X on the line if the characteristic was observed from the lesson you watched when completing the Lesson Plan Template in Step 1. If the characteristic was not observed, you will leave the line blank. Then, count up the number of Xs you have on the Activity Plan Self-Check, and circle the corresponding level for the lesson you observed on the Self-Check Scoring Key.
Step 3: Using the Lesson Plan Template, Activity Plan Self-Check, the Early Childhood and Child Development Handbook, your primary text, and at least two additional scholarly or credible sources, address the following regarding the lesson you observed in the Lesson Evaluation section of the Week 2 Assignment Template:
• Describe the steps of intentional planning that were evident in the lesson you observed and how the planning contributed to the success, or lack of success, of the activity.
• Explain how the lesson was developmentally appropriate for the children in the group.
• Discuss how the lesson plan is or is not aligned from the objective all the way through the closing.
• Justify the score that you gave the lesson you observed based on the Activity Plan-Self Check. Make sure to cite specific evidence from the video that supports your justification.
• Summarize how completing this evaluation activity will allow you to develop more effective leadership when it comes to developing lesson plans in your current or future work with children.
Research and Resource Expectations:
Source Requirement:
• At least two scholarly peer-reviewed or credible sources. Please use the MAECEL Source Guide Download MAECEL Source Guideif you need assistance with how to locate scholarly peer-reviewed or credible sources.
Kostelnik, M. J., Soderman, A. K., Whiren, A. P., & Rupiper, M. L. (2015). Developmentally appropriate curriculum: Best practices in early childhood education (6th ed.). Pearson.
• The full-text version of this e-book is available through the Constellation™ database.
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Writing and Formatting Expectations:
• Title Page: Must include a separate title page with the following:
o Title of paper
o Student’s name
o Course name and number
o Instructor’s name
o Date submitted
• Academic Voice: Academic voice is used (avoids casual language, limited use of “I”, it is declarative) as outlined in the Writing Center Links to an external site..
• Purpose and Organization: Demonstrates logical progression of ideas.
• Control of Syntax and Mechanics: Writing displays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
• APA Formatting: Papers are formatted properly and all sources are cited and referenced in APA style as outlined in the Writing Center Links to an external site..
• Assignment Length: This assignment should be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and reference pages).
Next Steps: Review and Submit the Assignment
Review your assignment with the Grading Rubric
1. Thoroughly records each part of the lesson observed in video on the Lesson Plan Template Section. The documentation contains specific details about what happened in the video for each section of the lesson.
2. Thoroughly evaluates the lesson plan using the Activity Plan Self-Check. All areas of the Activity Plan Self-Check are completed.
3. Thoroughly describes the steps of intentional planning evident in the lesson. The description is well-supported by examples, scholarly, and reliable sources.
4. Thoroughly explains how the lesson was developmentally appropriate for the children in the group. The explanation is well-supported by examples, scholarly, reliable sources.
5. Comprehensively and effectively discusses the alignment of the lesson plan from the objective through the closing. The discussion is well-supported by scholarly and reliable sources.
6. Provides an exceptionally clear and focused justification of the Activity Plan Self-Check score. The justification includes comprehensive evidence from the video that supports the position.
7. Thoroughly summarizes how this evaluation activity allows you to develop leadership skills when developing lesson plans. The summary is well-supported by scholarly and reliable sources.
8. Written work contains exceptional language that is appropriate in diction, tone, and point of view (third person vs. first person), according to the assignment guidelines and academic writing standards. Key subject matter and academic vocabulary is integrated in a meaningful way throughout the assignment.
9. Demonstrates methodical application of organization and presentation of content. The purpose of the writing is evident and easy to understand. Summaries, quotes, and/or paraphrases fit naturally into the sentences and paragraphs. Paper flows smoothly.
10. plays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains no errors and is very easy to understand.
11. Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the paper, title page, and reference page.
12. The length of the paper is equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages.
13. Uses more than the required number of scholarly sources, providing compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.
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