Week+5

//There are many different formats for lesson plans. Every board of education, state, school district, private school, principal and department head has a different format for lesson plans – and none are inherently better than any others. The lesson plan is the guide for the teacher, and reflects what the teacher considers important.//

//With teachers constantly being pressured to teach more and take on additional responsibilities, with less time for preparation, there is a proliferation of sharing of lesson plans. A Google search for lesson plans will reveal many millions of hits – it can be overwhelming. It's worthwhile doing a Google search to see for yourself what comes up or catches your eye.//

//For this assignment please look at three lesson plans, two from Jewish sites and one from a general studies site. Here are three popular links for very different kinds of lesson plan resources, but feel free to use lesson plans from other sites. (If you find a good site why not share it with the rest of the group!)// //[]// //[|http://www.chinuch.org/]// //[]//

//Evaluate those lesson plans based on what we've learned so far.// //a- Is the goal of the lesson clear?// //b- Can you figure out why that goal is important?// //c- Does the class open with some sort of motivating activity? Is that activity integrally linked to the content of the lesson?// //d- Does the class pursue enduring understandings?// //e- Does the lesson use essential questions to further drive the inquiry?// //f- Are there a variety of learning modes utilized in the lesson?//

//Please make sure you include either the link to the specific lesson you are evaluating or the full text of the lesson//.

//I look forward to reading your reviews online.//