STEP+3


 * **// Template with guiding questions //** ||
 * Teacher(s) Name ||||  ||
 * Position ||||  ||
 * School/District ||||  ||
 * E-mail ||||  ||
 * Phone ||||  ||
 * Grade Level(s) ||||  ||
 * Content Area ||||  ||
 * Time line ||||  ||


 * Standards ** (What do you want students to know and be able to do? What knowledge, skills, and strategies do you expect students to gain? Are there connections to other curriculum areas and subject area benchmarks? )
 * Content Standards ||   ||
 * NETS*S Standards: ||  ||


 * Overview ** (a short summary of the lesson or unit including assignment or expected or possible products)


 * Essential Questions ** (What essential question or learning are you addressing? What would students care or want to know about the topic? What are some questions to get students thinking about the topic or generate interest about the topic? What questions can you ask students to help them focus on important aspects of the topic? What background or prior knowledge will you expect students to bring to this topic and build on?)


 * Assessment ** (What will students do or produce to illustrate their learning? What can students do to generate new knowledge? How will you assess how students are progressing (formative assessment)? How will you assess what they produce or do? How will you differentiate products?)


 * Resources ** (How does technology support student learning? What digital tools, and resources—online student tools, research sites, student handouts, tools, tutorials, templates, assessment rubrics, etc—help elucidate or explain the content or allow students to interact with the content? What previous technology skills should students have to complete this project?)


 * Instructional Plan **
 * Preparation ** (What student needs, interests, and prior learning provide a foundation for this lesson? How can you find out if students have this foundation? What difficulties might students have?)


 * Management ** (How and where will your students work? Classroom, lab, groups, etc?


 * Instruction and Activities ** (What instructional strategies will you use with this lesson? How will your learning environment support these activities? What is your role? What are the students' roles in the lesson? How can the technology support your teaching? What engaged and worthwhile learning activities and tasks will your students complete? How will they build knowledge and skills? Will students be expected to collaborate with each other and others? How will you facilitate the collaboration?)


 * Differentiation ** (How will you differentiate content and process to accommodate various learning styles and abilities? How will you help students learn independently and with others? How will you provide extensions and opportunities for enrichment? What assistive technologies will you need to provide?)


 * Closure and Reflection ** (Will there be a closing event? Will students be asked to reflect upon their work? Will students be asked to provide feedback on the assignment itself? What will be your process for answering the following questions?
 * • ** Did students find the lesson meaningful and worth completing?
 * • ** In what ways was this lesson effective?
 * • ** What went well and why?
 * • ** What did not go well and why?
 * • ** How would you teach this lesson differently?)