Lesson Planning Roadmap

MARKER 1A:

What instructional model will you use?

Just like with traveling, the first step of lesson planning is decided your overall purpose. In travel, you might decide whether you want adventure, relaxation, learning, etc.. In lesson planning, you have to decide your ultimate purpose for having students learn the material--what type of thinking you want them to accomplish and what you want them to get out of the lesson.

In the spirit of choosing your own adventure, choose one or both of the following resources to explore:

Brief pros and cons of various instructional models
Interdisciplinary Instructional Model Overviews

What does learning look like for different instructional models?

You may have fallen in love with a specific instructional model, but what does it look like in everyday instruction? Choose one or more of the links below and explore what students might do in an instructional model. BONUS: You can feel free to Make a Copy of any of these forms and tweak to better fit the learning of your particular students.

MARKER 1A:

What instructional model will you use?

MARKER 1B:

What does learning look like for different instructional models?