week 1

Lesson planning is the most important task that teachers do, and there are many things to consider and decisions to make when planning a lesson to teach. Before a teacher actually completes a lesson plan, there are some pre-planning items to consider and factor in to try to avoid being underprepared for a lesson.

Include all of the following pre-planning items and their purpose in the instructional planning process:

• Curriculum/standards
• Goals/objectives
• Student contextual factors (e.g., cultural experiences, prior knowledge, and skills)
• Measuring student learning
• Learning environment and lesson location

Create a 1-page infographic that depicts the relationship between instructional planning and the pre-planning items a teacher should consider while preparing to create a lesson plan.

Include a description of each item, the importance and role each plays in effective pre-planning.

*Depending on your comfort level in creating graphical layouts, use 1 or more of the following tools to create the infographic:

• Google Slides®
• Canva®
• Microsoft PowerPoint®