4. Reflection on Lesson Plans-3-7 days before beginning unit

Examine your draft lesson plans. Reflect on how your planned unit will help all students succeed. Consider questions such as the following. Again, you need not respond to individual questions but should reflect on how well your unit is designed to help all students learn.

• Have I planned lessons to teach key concepts and generalizations that will be appropriate for multiple learning styles and intelligences? The more important the concept, the more ways there should be to learn it.

• Have I planned lessons that require higher level thinking, creativity, and problem solving?

• How will the unit promote substantive conversation and collaboration among students?

• Have I planned lessons with ties to the world outside the classroom?

• Have I considered the needs of students with disabilities as well as students with exceptional strengths in the area being studied? Will everyone have the opportunity to learn?

• Have I planned lessons that will accommodate and challenge learners across gender, ethnicity, social class and family structure?

• How will the unit enhance cross-cultural relationships?
If you complete this reflection and determine that your unit needs refining, comment on how you will adapt your original plans.

5. Analysis of Student Learning-1 week after completing unit

Use this section to prepare for the learning analysis section of your unit.. Use these questions to guide your reflections.

Group Analysis

• What are two or three areas where satisfactory progress was made by the class as a whole? What did you do to help students make this progress?

• What are one or two areas of unsatisfactory progress by the class as a whole? What might have kept students from making progress in this area? What might you have done to help them make more progress? Why do you think that might help?

Individual Student Analysis

• How closely did the student's progress match the learning goal? Why do you think he or she did or did not meet the goal?

Self Analysis

• What insights can you gain about your teaching (strengths and weaknesses) that can be used to help other students in the future?