LESSON PLANNING RUBRIC

	Exemplary	Acceptable	Unacceptable
Purpose	Purpose concisely captures the essence of the lesson and why it should be taught	Purpose is written well and attempts to capture the essence of the lesson and why it should be taught	Purpose is poorly written and/or does not capture the essence of why the lesson should be taught
Objectives	Objectives are in correct format, clear, concise and measurable	Objectives are mostly in correct format, clear, concise, and measurable and adequately developed in the lesson	Objectives are not in correct format, are unclear and/or not measurable or poorly developed throughout the lesson
National and/or PA Standards	Relevant national and/or PA standards identified	Relevant national and/or PA standards somewhat identified	National and/or PA Standards are irrelevant or missing
Pre-assessment	Pre-assessment reflects insight into students’ developmental levels and readiness for the lesson	Pre-assessment reflects some knowledge and skills needed for successful completion of lesson	Pre-assessment poorly reflects knowledge and skills needed for successful completion of lesson
Set Induction	Set induction grabs students’ attention, sets the stage, and flows into lesson	Set induction attempts to grab the students’ attention and somewhat flows into lesson	Set induction not evident or poor attempt at grabbing the students’ attention and/or does not flow into lesson
Procedure	Procedures are explicit and systematically develop mastery of the objectives, using pedagogical best practices for the content and age level	Procedures are logical, detailed, and employ appropriate pedagogical techniques for the content and age level	Procedures are sketchy, and employ questionable pedagogical techniques for the content and age level
HOTS	HOTS used effectively throughout lesson	HOTS used effectively for part of the lesson	No HOTS evident
Content Knowledge	Content is thoroughly researched and completely accurate Authentic interdisciplinary connections are seamlessly integrated	Lesson exhibits accurate and current knowledge Interdisciplinary connections, if any, are authentic	Inaccuracies in content knowledge Interdisciplinary connections are tacked on, forced, or absent
Motivation	Lesson is motivating and engages all students	Lesson attempts to be motivating and most students are engaged	Lesson is not motivating and students are minimally engaged
Closure	Closure consolidates understanding of major objectives	Closure is evident and relates somewhat to the lesson	Closure is not evident, does not solidify understanding, or does not relate to the lesson
Accommodations/Adaptations	Modifications effectively address all student’s individual needs	Modifications are responsive to the needs of some students in the classroom	Modifications are absent or not appropriate
Follow-up Activity	Provides enrichment opportunities, easily implemented, and extends the lesson concepts	Somewhat provides enrichment opportunities, somewhat easily implemented, or somewhat extends the lesson concepts	Unrelated to lesson or is unrealistic in implementation or missing
Connections to home-community	Activity reflects strong link to home & community	Activity reflects moderate link to home & community	Activity has weak link to home & community
Materials Needed	All materials listed	Most materials listed	Few materials are listed
Evaluation	Evaluation assesses exactly the behavior described in objectives and lesson procedure	Evaluation closely assesses the behavior described in objectives and lesson procedure	Evaluation is inconsistent with the behavior described in objectives and lesson procedure
Citations	Pertinent citations for pedagogy & content and in proper APA format	Most citations are pertinent and in correct APA format for pedagogy and content	Citations missing or proper APA format not used

	(Exemplary)	(Acceptable)	(Unacceptable)
URL in Lesson Plan (If Applicable)	Comprehensive notation of URL and relationship to lesson	Notation of URL	NO URL in Lesson
Tradebook Lesson (If Applicable)	Complete Book Annotation Complete Book Description Complete Description of Math in the Book	Book Information Listing Minimal Book Description Minimal Description of Math in the Book	No Book Listing No Book Description No Description of Math in the Book
Integrated Math Lesson (If Applicable)	Comprehensive Explanation of how Math is Integrated into Other Subjects Areas	Reference to how Math is Integrated into Other Subject Areas	No Reference to How Math is Integrated into Other Subject Areas
Samples of Student Work (If Applicable)	Extensive samples of student work attached or enclosed	Incomplete samples of student work attached or enclosed	No samples of student work attached or enclosed
Digital Submission (ANGEL)	Complete package of all related documents submitted via CMS (ANGEL)	Most related documents submitted via CMS (ANGEL)	No submission of related documents via CMS (ANGEL)
Cooperating Teacher Comments and Signature	Coop Signature Plus Comments Multiple Drafts indicating changes in planning throughout the process	Signature Only No comments	No Signature
Submission	Complete Lesson Plan Submitted to Taskstream Complete Lesson Reflection Package submitted to ANGEL	One minor component of lesson reflection package is missing.	More than one minor component in package is missing