Designing social studies instruction that integrates the arts provides a unique opportunity to align content standards to more creative demonstrations of knowledge and skills. Designing robust, standa

Classroom and Student Factors/Grouping

10.0

Classroom and student factors and their effect on planning, teaching, and assessing students are meaningful for the development of the lesson and skillfully described.

Learning Standards and Target/Objectives

5.0

Lesson plan includes quality, engaging integration of social studies and the arts. Chosen learning objective thoroughly aligns with both standards.

Academic Language

5.0

Academic language is listed along with innovative and engaging strategies for teaching the new terms.

Resources, Materials, Equipment, and Technology

10.0

Resources, materials, equipment, and technology are innovative and enhance the lesson. Technology innovatively supports real-world application and scaffolding of instruction.

Lesson Plan: Multiple Means of Representation

10.0

The means of representation creatively presents knowledge and skills will be presented, and how the selected technology supports real-world applications and scaffolding of social studies standards-based instruction

Lesson Plan: Multiple Means of Engagement

10.0

The means of engagement innovatively utilizes a technology resource to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Lesson Plan: Multiple Means of Expression

10.0

Planned formative and summative assessments are well-aligned to the stated learning objectives and standards, and they effectively and creatively identify multiple means for response, selection, and composition to accommodate all learners. Well-crafted formative assessments are designed to provide data on student performance for monitoring and adjusting instruction, and provide students feedback so they can evaluate and adjust their own learning. Summative assessment is comprehensive and cohesive in form and function.

Rationale/Reflection

10.0

Includes thoughtful rationale for specific selected instructional strategies help to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills and meet the needs of all students

Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use)

30.0

Submission is virtually free of mechanical errors. Word choice reflects well-developed use of practice and content-related language.

Total Percentage 100