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Lesson Planning & Teacher Reflection Forms

Use these fillable forms to help you plan more successful lessons and reflect on and refine your practice.
Questioning in Style

Questioning in Style

Use this planning form to help you develop questions in all four styles for any lesson.

Reflecting on My Practice

Reflecting on My Practice

Whenever you use a tool, use this form to look back on your practice and establish plans for improvement.

7-Step Directions

7-Step Directions

Use this form to develop clear, easy-to-follow directions that enable students to work independently.

Student Organizers, Worksheets, & Handouts

By distributing these fillable forms to your students, you can gather powerful formative assessment information and empower students to use tools independently to advance their own learning.
Effort Tracker

Effort Tracker

A simple way to help students reflect on their work and make the connection between effort and achievement.

Personal Best

Personal Best

Encourage students to reflect on their progress and improve their performance over time.

Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger Hunt

Make any reading assignment interactive by engaging students in a search (or scavenger hunt) for specific textual information.

Window Notes

Window Notes

Help students become active note-makers by teaching them to collect questions, ideas, and personal reactions—as well as facts.

Thoughtful Classroom Posters

Whether hanging in your classroom or posted to your online classroom, these posters help students internalize important learning skills and habits. You may also have students print smaller versions of these posters for personal reference at home.
Procedural PRO

Procedural PRO

A simple, three-phrase process that ensures students understand and can apply important classroom procedures.

Check Your Mood at the Door

Check Your Mood at the Door

Identify issues that can affect student learning by having students assess their mood as they enter the classroom each day.

Window Notes

Window Notes

Tap into students’ thoughts, feelings, and natural curiosity as you help them become better note makers.

Personal Best

Personal Best

Develop the growth mindset and motivate students by encouraging them to strive for “personal bests.”

How to Reach a Learning GOAL

How to Reach a Learning GOAL

Help students become self-directed learners who can set goals, self-assess, and monitor their learning progress.

Resources for Reading in Style

These Task Rotations have been designed to work with any kind of reading and will help you pose thoughtful questions in all four styles.