Dr. Kimberly Rombach's Courses
 
State University of New York College at Cortland
Childhood/Early Childhood
 

 

EDU 375: Teaching Elementary Social Studies

Peer Teaching Assignment & Lesson Plan Outline
Assignment description and corresponding grading rubric:

Peer Teaching

You are asked to plan and teach a 15 minute mini-lesson to a small group of students
 during class. Please consider a subject, grade level and content area for your 
assignment. Please be sure to have all materials with you when you do your peer
 teaching lesson. Please use the following lesson plan for this assignment and for your 
Social Studies Unit Plan Assignment.

Lesson Plan Outline

Name __Write______            Date __________

Title of the Lesson: 
Create a descriptive title for your lesson.

New York State Learning Standard(s): 
Use http://www.nysatl.nysed.gov/standards.html as a resource for this if needed.
Be sure to choose the SS standard(s), the key idea(s) and the performance indicator(s)
and write out each completely.

Desired Student Outcome(s):
List desired student outcomes here by starting with, "The students will be able to..."
Remember to explain whether you will introduce, practice or review content and skills.

Lesson Rationale: 
Write a short explanation of why you've chosen to focus on the concepts/skills that
you've determined for this lesson.

Prior Knowledge Needed:
Write to tell any knowledge and/or experiences that students may need prior to
 beginning this lesson.

Resources and materials needed:
Make a detailed list of all materials that you and your students need for your lesson.
 Please be sure to include how many of each item you'll need. Attach copies of all
 worksheets and student handouts you create and use and be sure to note that here.
 Please also attach copies covers of texts, books, and other materials that you've
 chosen as resources for planning this lesson.

Lesson Timeline:
Motivational Introduction (1-2 minutes): 
Write to tell how you will introduce your lesson to your students in a motivational
 way (learning hook).

Detailed sequence of learning experiences (40 minutes): 
Write a detailed timeline of all learning experiences that your students will have.
 Use care when considering time allotments for students' tasks and learning
 experiences. Be sure to include a detailed description of your plans when
 outlining this sequence of events.

Closure (1-5 minutes): 
Write to tell how you will review the important ideas you've taught to close the lesson.

Assessment(s) used:
Write to tell what assessments and/or procedures you used for gathering information
 regarding students' knowledge gains here. Remember to use both informal and/or
 formal assessments for each lesson you teach. Be SURE that you're assessing a
 skill or concept that you've listed as a desired student outcome(s) at the top of this
 lesson plan. 

"If Time" activity:
Provide an additional activity that corresponds with the desired student outcomes
 that can be completed if you have extra time.

Extension/practice beyond lesson:
Write to explain what experiences you will encourage students to complete following
 the lesson while they are not with you. If you created a take-home activity, please
 attach a copy of it. Please be sure to attach a copy of anything you've planned on
 sending home with students.

Reflection:
Following your lesson, write to explain what went well in your lesson and what you would
 change if you were to teach this lesson again.


Peer Teaching Grading Rubric

You will be self-assessing your Peer Teaching Lesson in class. You will be asked to consider how well you planned and how well you taught the lesson. More information regarding this will be discussed in class. Your Peer Teaching assignment is 10 points of your final grade.