The three stages of the instructional cycle are identifying the intended instructional outcomes, planning the instruction, and assessment. In the first step the teacher must identify what the students are supposed to learn, how they learn it, and how they will demonstrate that they have learned it. When creating the unit the teacher must identify which of the content standards and specific benchmarks the unit is addressing. From the very beginning, the teacher should know how they will be testing the students’ knowledge both throughout the unit and at the end. The planning stage requires the teacher to work on lessons for a unit that will teach their students in the most appropriate manner. How will the lessons be delivered, assessed, adapted? The third stage is the assessment portion. This is when the lessons are actually being carried out and the new knowledge and skills are being applied. Assessment is involved in both formal and informal assessments delivered and collected by the teacher but also in how the students carry out the projects implemented in the lessons. The teacher has already decided which instructional outcomes should be demonstrated so now it is time to observe and collect data. Based on the assessment results the teacher has a strong indication of whether or not the lessons were effective or the instruction important.
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