Instructional Strategies:Using the table below, summarize the instructional strategies represented in your lesson plans. These may include, but are not limited to the following:
What instructional strategies/methodologies will you use? (check all to be used)
Constructions/Modeling
Library/Internet Research
Cooperative Learning
Peer Editing
Class Discussion
Field Study
Problem Solving
Role Play (Simulation)
Experiment
Videotape
Inquiry/Guided Discovery
Student Presentations
Hands-On Activity
Demonstration
Journaling
Lecture
Oral History
Mock Trial
Guest Speaker
Field Trip
Computer Assisted Instruction
Group Activities
Guided Practice
Independent Practice
Other (specify):
Other (specify):
Learning Styles: In the table below, indicate the use of instructional strategies in each lesson to accommodate various learning styles. Use an X or checkmark. Add rows to the table below as needed.
Visual
Tactile
Auditory
Kinesthetic
Global
Analytic
Lesson #1
Lesson #2
Lesson #3
Lesson #4
Lesson #5
INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN (CON’T)
Level of Challenge:In the table below, indicate the level of challenge for the instructional strategies in each lesson. Use an X or checkmark. Add rows to the table below as needed.
Knowledge
Comprehension
Application
Analysis
Synthesis
Evaluation
Lesson #1
Lesson #2
Lesson #3
Lesson #4
Lesson #5
Adjustments/Adaptations:
In the table below, indicate which types of exceptional learning needs you must address. This information should match the contextual information about student characteristics detailed earlier.
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Multiple Disabilities
Developmental Delay
Orthopedic Impairments
English Language Learners /
Limited English Proficient
Specific Learning Disability
Emotional Disturbance
Speech/Language Impairment
Gifted & Talented
Traumatic Brian Injury
Hearing Impairments
Visual Impairment
Intellectual Disability (includes MR)
Other Health Impairments (ADD, ADHD, Epilepsy, Diabetes, etc…)
Other:
Other:
Now, using the table below, indicate strategies you will use to adjust your instruction to accommodate students with exceptional learning needs, language diversity or other learning variations.
Use visual cues to signal change in activities
Substitute non-written assignments for written ones
Use cue cards for non-verbal communication
Use a variety of grouping strategies
Reduce or limit options / distracters for classroom assessments
Structure classroom to meet physical needs
Use graphic organizers (webs, clusters, maps, outlines)
Compact the curriculum for advanced students
Use tactile techniques
Provide checklists
Use color-coding
Follow IEP guidelines for students who have them.
Provide extended time
Use assistive technology
Other
Other
RESOURCES AND MATERIALS(including technology)
Using the table below, indicate technology-based resources you will use in your instruction. Add rows as needed.
Assistive Technology
Audio Recording
Computer Software
Digital Camera
(still & video)
Distance Learning / Webcast
Interactive Whiteboard
Internet Websites / Tools
Overhead Projector
Video Recording
(CD/DVD/VHS)
Other
Lesson #1
Lesson #2
Lesson #3
Lesson #4
Lesson #5
List other resources and materials (non-technology based) needed by both teacher and students. Be sure to include textbooks, literature books, manipulatives, laboratory equipment.
Teacher
Students
Lesson #1
Lesson #2
Lesson #3
Lesson #4
Lesson #5
“How to tell students what to look for without telling them what to see is the dilemma of teaching.”
