Instruction is based on academic standards and aligned to learning   objectives. Accurate alignment will guide your lesson planning and   enhance student academic success.

As teachers, you will constantly evaluate lesson plans for alignment   between academic standards and objectives. This assignment provides   the opportunity to practice aligning learning objectives to academic standards.

Part 1: Lesson Plan Analysis

Review the “COE Lesson Plan Example” located in Topic   Materials. On the “Aligning Standards and Learning   Objectives” template, write 250-500 words, responding to the   following prompts, as they relate to the lesson plan:

• What is the academic standard?
• What is the learning   objective?
• Are the standard and objective aligned? How do you     know? Provide a rationale. 
• What is the lesson about?     What does this lesson cover?
• Do the assessments effectively     measure the academic standard and learning objective? Justify your   response.

Part 2: Unwrapping the Standards

Below your analysis, complete the template by selecting a grade   level K-8 and an Arizona K-12 academic standard (different from the   one provided in Part 1).

• Write three objectives aligned to the standard selected     following the Know, Understand, and Do guidelines.
• For each     objective, write a rationale supporting how the standard and     objective are properly aligned.
• Write a summary of a lesson     that could teach the objectives created.