Planning for Instruction

"Those who fail to plan, plan to fail." Benjamen Franklin

This especially rings true when it comes to teaching. As teachers we must begin our instruction with good planning. Beginning with "the end" in mind is the key to success for our students. In other words, with each new concept taught, we must know the quality of work we are expecting and how we want evidence of learning to be demonstrated. We must communicate this to our students from the outset. In doing so, we are setting up the learning target and then the process becomes teaching them how to hit it! When students know what they are supposed to learn and how their work will be evaluated, they are equipped to rise to the level of expectation.