SPE 300 Wk 5 – Summative Assessment: Lesson Plan with Accommodations and Modifications

Good lesson planning is essential to the process of teaching and learning. A teacher who is prepared is setting themselves up for a successful instructional experience and a successful learning experience for their students. Preparing lesson plans that promote learning for ALL students is key and a skill you will continue to work on throughout your career. This assignment provides an opportunity to practice lesson planning based on a typical classroom scenario.

Develop a new 45-minute lesson plan for an elementary grade level and content area of your choice, based on the following student demographic scenario that incorporates the lesson plan components listed below.

You teach in a regular education classroom of 25 students. Among them is 1 student who has a learning disability, 2 students with attention issues—1 with attention deficit disorder (ADD) and 1 with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), 1 English learner (EL) student, and 1 gifted and talented student.

Include the following components in your lesson plan:

• Central Focus of Lesson
• Select the state standard(s) for your identified elementary grade level and content area.
• Based on the selected standard(s), describe the central focus of the topic in this lesson plan and how the content addresses the needs of the exceptional learners in the scenario.
• Learning Objectives
• Develop learning objectives for the 45-minute lesson based on the criteria below:
• Specific, measurable, and observable
• State what students will know and be able to do
• Grade-level and content-area appropriate
• Align to state standards
• Materials
• Identify the materials and instructional resources needed for the teacher and students Options may include:
• Technology provided list of technology and web addresses of videos that you would use
• Handouts (include all handouts in your lesson plan. If you are using some online practice programs take a screen shot and submit this)
• Manipulatives or interactives
• Guest speaker if your lesson plan requires
• Describe how the materials support and enhance the lesson.
• Classroom Arrangement and Grouping Strategy
• Describe the classroom arrangement and grouping strategies you will use during this lesson.
• Explain how the design influences a positive learning environment and supports the exceptional learners in the scenario.
• Instructional Approach
• Provide a detailed outline of the instructional approach for the lesson based on the following:
• Setting the Stage for Learning
• How do you plan to get the students’ interest and attention?
• How will you activate prior knowledge and build background knowledge?
• What essential vocabulary is being taught?
• Lesson Delivery and Guided Practice
• How do you plan to deliver the lesson?
• What types of innovative teaching strategies will you use?
• How will you integrate technology where appropriate?
• How do you plan to walk students through the lesson?
• Accommodations and Modifications
• What accommodations and modifications will you provide for the exceptional learners in the scenario?
• Are the accommodations and modifications disability-specific and developmentally appropriate?
• Closure and Independent Practice
• How will you end the lesson and check for understanding?
• What is your plan for independent practice activities?
• How will the activities be modified for the exceptional students in the scenario?
• Assessments
• Create 1 each of the following types of assessments:
• Pre-assessment (all three assessments need to be submitted and labeled. Please note that a pre-assessment and summative could be the same assessment if your plan to note where the student made increases on the objective you taught)
• Formative
• Summative
• Include the following with each assessment:
• Alignment to the selected state standard(s) and lesson objective(s)
• Strategy for using assessment data

Note: This assignment is a culminating project for determining what you have learned from your studies, reading of posts, and additional research. This assignment is worth a lot of points and needs to be closely examined to make sure you address all the components listed on the grading rubric. Start with reviewing the grading rubric first before you start this assignment.

Submit your assignment.