Lean Lesson Planning

Book excerpt: "A great little book for teachers based on robust evidence." - Carl Hendrick, Head of Learning and Research at Wellington College This book is for any teacher who's interested in improving their lesson planning and practice. It outlines a set of mindsets and habits you can use to help you identify the most impactful parts of your teaching, and put them centre stage. It's about doing less to achieve more. But it's also about being happier and more confident in the classroom. Building stronger routines around the essentials will give you more time and space to appreciate and think creatively about your work. POWER UP YOUR PLANNING Lean Lesson Planning draws on the latest evidence from educational research and cognitive science, to present a concise and coherent framework to help you improve learning experiences and outcomes for your students. It's the evidence-based teacher's guide to planning for learning, and sits alongside books such as Teach Like a Champion, Embedded Formative Assessment, and Visible Learning for Teachers. NOTE If you're looking for ways to short-cut the amount of time you spend planning lessons, then this book is not for you. The approach outlined in Lean Lesson Planning requires effort and practice, that given time, will lead to better teaching and higher quality learning for less input. --- CONTENTS ACT I Lean foundations 1. Defining lean 2. Lean mindsets 3. Lean habits ACT II Habits for planning 4. Backwards design 5. Knowing knowledge 6. Checking understanding 7. Efficient strategies 8. Lasting learning 9. Inter-lesson planning ACT III Habits for growing 10. Building excellence 11. Growth teaching 12. Collective improvement PRAISE FOR LEAN LESSON PLANNING "How to improve your teaching by planning better. More importantly: how to improve your teaching by doing fewer things better when you are planning. Things that make teachers' lives simpler like that are few and far between." - Doug Lemov, Author of Teach Like a Champion "Breezy recap of best practices in lesson planning. Easy to read, pocket-sized. Useful book for the new or veteran teacher in your life." - Dan Meyer, Chief Academic Officer, Desmos Lean Lesson Planning is the first instalment in the High Impact Teaching series.