B4.1.3

B4.1.3   Teaching-LearningàSubject Knowledge and PedagogyàLesson/Activity planning

Rating
A	Not Demonstrated	No evidence of  lesson planning Either there are no supportive documents or the available documents do not illustrate adherence to or creation of lesson plans with relevant components for lesson delivery.
B	Developing	Minimal evidence of lesson planning Attempts to plan lessons are evident but they are inconsistent and arbitrary. Teachers’ lesson plans demonstrate only the basic components- topic, learning outcomes, activities, and exercises.
C	Proficient	Lesson planning given due importance The level of teachers’ lesson planning is satisfactory as seen in teachers’ diaries, class observation records maintained in school and performance appraisals. Well-documented lesson plans with enough preparation time before the actual session. Over and above the basic components, lesson plans include breaking up of lesson content, questions to raise, time and sequence planning, homework, practicals, projects, resource persons for talks/demonstrations, formative/summative evaluation, note on the effectiveness of the lesson delivery, etc.Teachers practice frequent self assessment of lesson plans against expected and actual outcome to gain some feedback in future lesson planning. Need to achieve a good balance of all these factors - knowledge of curriculum and lesson goals reflected in lesson planning, tackling difficult topics, reinforcement through multiple contexts, local resource persons along with class work, homework, practicals, projects, fieldwork and outside-class learning opportunities.
D	Accomplished	Lesson planning is of a high order Topic-wise planning (sequence and time frame), lesson content, lesson objectives, activity and assessment planning is superior. Class observation records, student feedback and appraisals are very positive. The lesson plan reflects the curriculum and lesson goals, tackling of difficult topics, reinforcement through multiple contexts, use of local resources, fieldwork and outside-class learning opportunities etc. Over and above the self-evaluation of the effectiveness of lesson plans, there are attempts towards peer evaluation, followed by revisions as per the needs of students, as clearly evident in the class performance.
E	Distinguished	Lesson planning is exceptional Teachers’ lesson plans demonstrate the use of innovations in teaching-learning methodology, encouraging students to use emerging technology in activities, taking learning beyond the classroom and making students responsible for their learning. Exceptionally innovative lesson plans, inspiring other teachers to follow the successful patterns and continuously improved outcomes based on self and peer assessment of lesson plans is visible through evidences. Commendable efforts to showcase the innovative lesson plans to other schools.