Critical Elements of Lesson Design

In this video Jon Saphier describes the relationship between the critical lesson elements of: Objectives, Criteria for Success, Formative Assessment, and Feedback.

Objectives: What should students know and be able to do?

• worthy/appropriate
• clearly articulated:
• learner as subject
• active performance verb
• curricular knowledge or skill
• communicated to students
• revisited throughout

Criteria for Success: What qualities must be present to meet the standard?

• Names product or performance
• Public
• Precise
• Prior 
• Printed
• Presented
• Lists the critical attributes of an excellent product or performance

Formative Assessment: How will they show they can do it?

• throughout the lesson
• data about all students
• used to adjust instruction
• used to improve work

Feedback: ongoing throughout