Effective Lesson Checklist

BEFORE PLANNING THE LESSON

 Planning – Linking to Vic Curriculum
 Understanding how to teach the topic – consistent mathematical
language (maths online).
 Knowing you students/Faces On Data, ADI Grid/diagnostic
testing/Learning choices
 Learning Intention and Success Criteria
 Assessment linked to planning
 Materials and resources. Maths Companion/Maths Online etc.
 Familiarisation of Domains Overview – E-5 Practise Principles – Hits
 Students have set goals from diagnostic test
MINI LESSON WHOLE CLASS FOCUS
 Timing. Maximum 10 minutes – majority student voice
 Learning Intention and Success Criteria-introduce, clarify
 Make connections with prior learning/knowledge
 Questioning – higher order thinking/think, pair, share
 Explicit modelling, showing of skills & strategies
 Clarification time. Language and task etc.
 Short, sharp practise time (explore stage)
 Teacher checks for understanding, adjusting instruction accordingly
(student data)
PRACTISE TIME
 Engaging/Purposeful differentiated tasks related to the focus (student
choice) through concrete materials, games, digital tools, pen & paper
 Individual, pair or group work – like ability or mixed ability
 Independent work time to practise, explore and consolidate skills,
behaviours and understandings
 Guided group – target teach from student data – step in, step out
 Refer back to the Learning Intention and Success Criteria
 Teacher roving to check that independent workers are on task
 Teachers checks for understanding, adjusting instruction accordingly
 Teacher monitoring, assessing, collecting data and giving timely
feedback
REFLECTION
 Reflect on Learning Intention & Success Criteria
 Student Voice – Think, pair, share
 Students articulate their understanding
 Revisit individual goals and assess progress – can be informal think,
pair, share
 Note misconceptions for the next lesson