Oklahoma APK-Elementary Study
Guide (Module 2: Instructional
Delivery & Assessment) 2026
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Goals vs Objectives in Lesson Planning Ans: Goals: overarching
and focus on the long-term accomplishments you will achieve
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with many lesson plans
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Objectives: are not only what drives your instruction and how
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your assessment relates to the lesson. Every lesson aspect
must relate to your objective(s). The resources, the content,
and the assignments are all tied to the lesson objectives.
SMART Goals Ans: Specific, Measureable, Acheivable, Relevant,
Time-Bound
Academic goals should be... Ans: Standards-based and provide
a direct link to progressing toward the student's enrolled
grade-level standards
Effective Lesson Plan Characteristics: Assessment Driven Ans:
Identify the standards you will be teaching, the
goals/objectives aligned to the standards, then establish the
assessments you will use to determine mastery of the
standards/goals/objectives.
Effective Lesson Plan Characteristics: Standards-Based Ans:
Lessons are based on state or national standards. These
standards help establish your goals and objectives.
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Effective Lesson Plan Characteristics: Engagement Ans: Excite
your learners with a warm-up task, a "wow" factor, a novel
task, a mystery, etc.
Effective Lesson Plan Characteristics: Challenging Ans:
Learning is in the zone of proximal development.
Effective Lesson Plan Characteristics: Appropriate Assessments
Ans: Assessments occur throughout the lesson and assess the
objectives being taught.
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Effective Lesson Plan Characteristics: Varied Instructional
Styles Ans: Direct instruction, Indirect instruction, self-
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learning opportunities, interactive tasks, virtual learning.
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Effective Lesson Plan Characteristics: Varied Ways to Show
Learning Ans: Artistic projects, written tasks, hands-on
experiments, questioning, use of technology, etc.
Effective Lesson Plan Characteristics: Acknowledgement of
Learning Styles Ans: Visual, auditory, reading/writing,
kinesthetic learning, social learning, independent learning, etc.
Effective Lesson Plan Characteristics: Adapting and Modifying
Ans: When providing instruction for students with disabilities,
it is essential to consider and provide for students with
appropriate, individualized, and IEP-aligned accommodations
and modifications.
Effective Lesson Plan Characteristics: Prior Knowledge Ans:
Lessons should build on prior knowledge and have a clear,
stated connection when possible.
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Effective Lesson Plan Characteristics: Clarity Ans: Clearly state
goals/objectives, clear design of lesson, clear examples and
models, clear assignments, and clear assessments.
Effective Lesson Plan Characteristics: Examples Ans: Provide
varied examples and resources to ensure connections and
practice for all students. This will aid in generalization and
maintenance as well.
Basic Elements of Effective Lesson Plans: Lesson Title Ans:
Appropriately summarizes lesson
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Basic Elements of Effective Lesson Plans: Goals and Objectives
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Ans: The overarching, long-term goal, as well as the objectives
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focused on in the specific lesson
Basic Elements of Effective Lesson Plans: Standards Ans: Align
your goals and objectives to the state standards
Basic Elements of Effective Lesson Plans: Materials and
Resources Ans: List supplies and link the resources used in the
lesson
Basic Elements of Effective Lesson Plans: Assistive Technology
Ans: What assistive technology will be required or available for
individuals as outlined in their IEP to help them access the
curricula?
Basic Elements of Effective Lesson Plans: Adapt/Modify Ans:
Describe how you will meet individual needs with adaptations
and modifications to the content, instruction, and assessment
to meet the IEP needs of students