Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol
~ PREPARATION ~
- Content objectives clearly defined, displayed, and reviewed with students
- Language objectives clearly defined, displayed and reviewed with students
- Content concepts appropriate for age and educational background
- Supplementary materials used to a high degree
- Adaptation of content to all levels of student proficiency
- Meaningful activities that integrate lesson concepts with language practice opportunities
Resources
- Writing Content and Language Objectives (pdf)
Ambiguous Verbs to Avoid when writing objectives (pdf)
Writing Objectives Using Bloom's Taxonomy (from UNC-Charlotte)
Task-Oriented Question Construction Wheel based on Bloom's Taxonomy
Website for Bloom's Taxonomy This is an excellent site that provides sample question stems leading into the different levels of Bloom's taxonomy.
Language Objective Stems (pdf) Phrases to use when writing language objectives.
Lesson Planning Resources
- Lesson Plan Checklist (pdf)
- Lesson Plan Templates
Samples
- Lesson Objectives (pdf)
- Sample Activities for:
English / Language Arts(pdf)
Mathematics (pdf)
Social Studies (pdf)
Science (pdf)
- Sample Activities for:
