Fundamentals of Planning

Which of the following is not an example of a factor to consider in planning lessons?

• The knowledge, skill, or concept that you want your students to learn

• The textbooks, technology, or other materials you’ll need during the lesson

• What the student who has been routinely acting disruptive in your class would like least

• Your students’ ability levels and academic needs

The approach to planning that involves first identifying student outcomes to be demonstrated the end of the lesson is called:

• postplanning.

• interdisciplinary planning.

• active planning.

• backward mapping.

Many school districts require beginning teachers to submit their _____________ plans to the principal for review.

• daily

• weekly

• unit

• term

Which of the following terms best refers to a broad statement about the intent of education?

• Instructional models

• Aims

• Unit plans

• Lesson plan objectives

The amount of teaching experience you have influences planning decisions.

• True

• False

Your personal philosophy of teaching should have little bearing on your curriculum planning decisions.

• True

• False

All 50 states have adopted the Common Core Standards for student learning.

• True

• False

Backwards design, or backward mapping, begins by asking the question, “What materials do I need during this lesson?”

• True

• False

As a rule, statements of philosophy and aims are the most abstract statements for the purposes of education.

• True

• Fasle

Daily planning involves preparing notes about all the following except:

• discipline.

• evaluation.

• materials.

• objectives