The document outlines the 4 A's of lesson planning - Activate Prior Knowledge, Acquire New Knowledge, Application, and Assessment. It discusses activating students' prior knowledge to connect new material to real-life experiences. Teachers should foster inquiry and higher-order thinking. Lessons should allow students to apply what they've learned and make it relevant. Finally, various assessment methods are listed to evaluate what students have learned and still need to improve on.

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4 A’s of Lesson Planning
Activate Prior Knowledge
• Access prior knowledge / activate students’ schemas
Methods:
Acquire New Knowledge
• Promote higher order thinking – enable students to make connections and
interconnections between the course material and real life experiences
• Foster inquiry throughout lessons and among students
Methods:
Application
• Consolidate what has been learned and make it relevant
Methods:
Assessment
• Assess what has been learned and what needs to be further developed
Methods:
□ Gallery walk
□ Brainstorming
□ Concept mapping
□ Leaning logs
□ Guest speakers
□ Mini lessons
□ Active reading
□ Learning logs
□ Exit Slips
□ Sharing of products
□ Debriefing on process
□ Quizzes
□ Open and closed book tests
□ Think/pair/share
□ Small conferences
□ Games
□ Q&A
□ Viewing + listening
□ Note making
□ Group discussions
□ Journals
□ Performances
□ Publications
□ Real world activities
□ Scenario
□ BB 9.1 Assessments discussion
postings
□ Clickers/poll everywhere/games
□ Visual representations
□ Role play
□ Think/pair/share
□ Simulation
□ Demonstration
□ Case study