Instructional Planning & Delivery Flashcards
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A teacher incorporates peer tutoring into a lesson. Which theoretical framework most directly supports this practice?
Answer: Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development
Vygotsky's ZPD suggests that students learn best when assisted by a more capable peer or adult, making peer tutoring a direct application.
Which component of a lesson plan describes what the teacher will do and say during instruction, step by step?
Answer: Instructional procedures
Instructional procedures outline the sequential steps of the lesson, including teacher actions, student activities, and transitions.
A teacher plans a cross-curricular unit connecting science content with informational writing skills. This approach is best described as:
Answer: Interdisciplinary or integrated instruction
Interdisciplinary instruction intentionally connects content and skills from two or more subject areas within a unified learning experience.
When delivering instruction, a teacher frequently checks for understanding using thumbs-up/thumbs-down signals. What type of assessment is this?
Answer: Informal formative assessment
Quick, informal checks like thumbs signals are informal formative assessments that give teachers instant feedback without formal data collection.
A teacher notices that English Language Learners (ELLs) struggle with academic vocabulary in content lessons. The most appropriate strategy is to:
Answer: Pre-teach key vocabulary with visuals and context before the lesson
Pre-teaching academic vocabulary with visual supports and contextual examples helps ELLs access content and build language skills simultaneously.
A teacher designs a project where students research a local environmental issue and propose solutions. This activity primarily develops which type of thinking?
Answer: Higher-order and critical thinking
Research and solution-proposal tasks require analysis, evaluation, and synthesis—the higher-order thinking levels of Bloom's Taxonomy.
Which of the following best describes the purpose of a curriculum map?
Answer: To provide a long-range plan aligning standards, content, and assessments across time
A curriculum map is a long-range planning tool that aligns standards, units, content, and assessments across weeks, months, or the full year.