Outstanding lessons

1. take students by surprise: it has multiple, different activities. Is absolutely unexpected

2. tapped into previous knowledge

3. establish real life connections

4. provide students with active learning opportunities

5. are talked about and remembered

6. planning this kind of lessons takes time and effort

7. have a great hook to capture student's attention (a song, for isntance)

8. are content driven

9. build critical thinking skills

10. are continuously tweaked