TOP 20 Guiding Questions in Preparing (pre) and Delivering (during) Lesson/Activity:
- What academic vocab/concepts/skills are required at the start of this lesson/activity?
- Are you presenting the vocab/concept/skill, requiring students to practice it, and/or requiring them to master it by the end of the lesson/activity?
- What levels are your students at on this vocab/concept/skill academically?
- What levels are your students at in English language proficiency in the four skill areas?
- How will you model and scaffold the vocabulary, activities/tasks, and skills?
- What type of instruction will be used to meet the needs (strengths/weaknesses) of all of your learners? (e.g. whole group, small groups, individuals, groupings by a specific shared characteristic, mixed groups, grouping by levels in specific skills, roles in groups)
- Have you integrated the four skills of second language acquisition in your lessons/activities? (i.e. speaking, listening, reading, writing)
- Have you differentiated the work, activities, form of the product to fit the needs, scaffold the skills, and best measure the academic comprehension and skills of your learners?
- Have you engaged different intelligences during the lesson/activity?
- Have you required the use of multiple modalities?
- Have you presented/provided the content in multiple contexts?
- Does the lesson/activity include presentation (teacher), practice (teacher guided), and use (student)?
- Have you provided repeated practice, review?
- Have you provided students with visual supports and reference materials?
- Have you provided opportunities for peer interaction or cooperative learning?
- How will you measure all students’ comprehension of the concepts and terminology?
- Have you considered numerous and various questioning strategies and formative assessments?
- How will you measure all students’ skills?
- Does the product measure the students’ achievement of the objectives you set?
- Have you provided opportunities for students to engage in self-assessment/evaluation/reflection?