Andrea L. Ray Preparing Effective Lessons

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Forget waiting for the district, state, or national test to find out how your instruction impacts student outcomes. If you are ready to rethink how you plan lessons and measure student learning outcomes this planning guide is for you. Did you ever wonder why the process of linking your lesson plans to student outcomes remains shrouded in mystery?This eye-opening planning guide rips off that shroud and exposes the links for all to see. There is a way for you to link instruction to student outcomes and this planning guide provides access to that process. The easy-to-follow guide leads you through the steps for developing lesson plans that link instruction with student learning.This step-by-step guide exposes seven diverse types of links from pre-planning through summative assessment. They are:Reflections on how-to develop, change, or improve your practicePre-planning links that connect prior student achievement, standards, and objectivesLesson plan links that connect three types of assessments and learning activitiesGrade book links that connect assessment and activities to objectives and standardsProfessional learning extensions that expand your professional knowledgeAn On-Going support plan that provides a ';Plan B' optionA self-assessment that links instruction with student outcomes