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Book Synopsis
When teachers and students are both engaged in the educational enterprise, every day has the potential to be transformative. Lesson Planning with Purpose takes readers on a journey through many pathways to engaging and meaningful educational experiences.

Table of Contents
  • Foreword
  • Jacqueline Grennon Brooks
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments

    1. Planning with Purpose
  • Curriculum Lens
  • Overview of the Five Approaches to Lesson Planning
  • General Tips to Make Each Approach Successful
  • Teachers as Artists
  • What Does It Mean to Plan with Purpose?
  • How to Use This Book
  • About Us

    2. Perceptive Teaching: Who I Am and What I Do
  • Teaching is Never a Neutral Act
  • What is Culture? What is Multicultural Education?
  • What is Culturally Responsive Pedagogy?
  • Educational Psychologists' Contributions to Multiculturalism
  • Qualities of Perceptive Teaching
  • Who I Am: Open-Minded, Aware, Caring, Authentic
  • What I Do: Personalize the Experience, Teach the Whole Person, Teach with Intention, Develop Autonomy
  • Discussion
  • Discussion Questions

    3. The Behaviorist Approach to Lesson Planning:—Skill Development
  • Rationale
  • Theoretical Background
  • Practical Application: Lesson Plan Formats
  • Learning Aims: Behavioral Objectives with ABCD Format
  • Assessment and Evaluation
  • Classroom Interactions and Roles
  • Lesson Plan Comparison: The Behaviorist Approach to Teaching Metaphor
  • Critiques and Considerations
  • Discussion Questions

    4. The Constructivist Approach to Lesson Planning:—Individualized Meaning Making
  • Rationale
  • Theoretical Background
  • Practical Application: Lesson Plan Formats
  • Learning Aims: Emergent Understandings
  • Assessment and Evaluation
  • Classroom Interactions and Roles
  • Lesson Plan Comparison: The Constructivist Approach to Teaching Metaphor
  • Critiques and Considerations
  • Discussion Questions

    5. The Aesthetic Approach to Lesson Planning:—Sensory Rich, Memorable Experiences
  • Rationale
  • Theoretical Background
  • Practical Application: Lesson Plan Formats
  • Learning Aims: Expressive Objectives
  • Assessment and Evaluation: Critique: Evaluate, Assess, Reflect
  • Classroom Interactions and Roles
  • Lesson Plan Comparison: The Aesthetic Approach to Teaching Metaphor
  • Critiques and Considerations
  • Discussion Questions

    6. The Ecological Approach to Lesson Planning:—Real World Relevance and Connections
  • Rationale
  • Theoretical Background
  • Ecomindedness and Place-based Curriculum Together
  • Practical Application: Lesson Plan Formats
  • Learning Aims: Experience-Based Objectives (EBOs)
  • Lesson Plan Examples
  • Assessment and Evaluation
  • Classroom Interactions and Roles
  • Lesson Plan Comparison: The Ecological Approach to Teaching Metaphor
  • Critiques and Considerations
  • Discussion Questions

    7. The Integrated Social Emotional Learning Approach to Lesson Planning:— Relationship Building and Holistic Development
  • Rationale
  • Theoretical Background
  • Practical Application: Lesson Plan Formats
  • Learning Aims: Integrated Social Emotional & Individual SEL Objectives
  • Assessment and Evaluation
  • Classroom Interactions and Roles
  • Lesson Plan Comparison: The Integrated Social Emotional Learning Approach to Teaching Metaphor
  • Critiques and Considerations
  • Discussion Questions

    8. Planning with Purpose Summary and Extensions
  • The Five Approaches to Lesson Planning
  • Paying Attention to Context: Perceptive Teaching
  • Blending Approaches
  • Another Word on Lesson Planning
  • Unit Planning
  • Unit Plans Using a Single Approach
  • Bringing it all Together Separately

    Appendix A: Behaviorist Lesson Plan Template and Examples
  • Appendix B: Constructivist Lesson Plan Template and Examples
  • Appendix C: Aesthetic Lesson Plan Template and Examples
  • Appendix D: Ecological Lesson Plan Templates (Ecomindedness and Place-Based) and Examples
  • Appendix E: Integrated Social Emotional Learning (ISEL) Lesson Plan Template and Examples
  • Appendix F: Biographical Statements for Lesson Plan Examples
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Authors

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 6/19/2020 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780807763995, 978-0807763995
      ISBN10: 0807763993

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      When teachers and students are both engaged in the educational enterprise, every day has the potential to be transformative. Lesson Planning with Purpose takes readers on a journey through many pathways to engaging and meaningful educational experiences.

      Table of Contents
      • Foreword
      • Jacqueline Grennon Brooks
      • Preface
      • Acknowledgments

        1. Planning with Purpose
      • Curriculum Lens
      • Overview of the Five Approaches to Lesson Planning
      • General Tips to Make Each Approach Successful
      • Teachers as Artists
      • What Does It Mean to Plan with Purpose?
      • How to Use This Book
      • About Us

        2. Perceptive Teaching: Who I Am and What I Do
      • Teaching is Never a Neutral Act
      • What is Culture? What is Multicultural Education?
      • What is Culturally Responsive Pedagogy?
      • Educational Psychologists' Contributions to Multiculturalism
      • Qualities of Perceptive Teaching
      • Who I Am: Open-Minded, Aware, Caring, Authentic
      • What I Do: Personalize the Experience, Teach the Whole Person, Teach with Intention, Develop Autonomy
      • Discussion
      • Discussion Questions

        3. The Behaviorist Approach to Lesson Planning:—Skill Development
      • Rationale
      • Theoretical Background
      • Practical Application: Lesson Plan Formats
      • Learning Aims: Behavioral Objectives with ABCD Format
      • Assessment and Evaluation
      • Classroom Interactions and Roles
      • Lesson Plan Comparison: The Behaviorist Approach to Teaching Metaphor
      • Critiques and Considerations
      • Discussion Questions

        4. The Constructivist Approach to Lesson Planning:—Individualized Meaning Making
      • Rationale
      • Theoretical Background
      • Practical Application: Lesson Plan Formats
      • Learning Aims: Emergent Understandings
      • Assessment and Evaluation
      • Classroom Interactions and Roles
      • Lesson Plan Comparison: The Constructivist Approach to Teaching Metaphor
      • Critiques and Considerations
      • Discussion Questions

        5. The Aesthetic Approach to Lesson Planning:—Sensory Rich, Memorable Experiences
      • Rationale
      • Theoretical Background
      • Practical Application: Lesson Plan Formats
      • Learning Aims: Expressive Objectives
      • Assessment and Evaluation: Critique: Evaluate, Assess, Reflect
      • Classroom Interactions and Roles
      • Lesson Plan Comparison: The Aesthetic Approach to Teaching Metaphor
      • Critiques and Considerations
      • Discussion Questions

        6. The Ecological Approach to Lesson Planning:—Real World Relevance and Connections
      • Rationale
      • Theoretical Background
      • Ecomindedness and Place-based Curriculum Together
      • Practical Application: Lesson Plan Formats
      • Learning Aims: Experience-Based Objectives (EBOs)
      • Lesson Plan Examples
      • Assessment and Evaluation
      • Classroom Interactions and Roles
      • Lesson Plan Comparison: The Ecological Approach to Teaching Metaphor
      • Critiques and Considerations
      • Discussion Questions

        7. The Integrated Social Emotional Learning Approach to Lesson Planning:— Relationship Building and Holistic Development
      • Rationale
      • Theoretical Background
      • Practical Application: Lesson Plan Formats
      • Learning Aims: Integrated Social Emotional & Individual SEL Objectives
      • Assessment and Evaluation
      • Classroom Interactions and Roles
      • Lesson Plan Comparison: The Integrated Social Emotional Learning Approach to Teaching Metaphor
      • Critiques and Considerations
      • Discussion Questions

        8. Planning with Purpose Summary and Extensions
      • The Five Approaches to Lesson Planning
      • Paying Attention to Context: Perceptive Teaching
      • Blending Approaches
      • Another Word on Lesson Planning
      • Unit Planning
      • Unit Plans Using a Single Approach
      • Bringing it all Together Separately

        Appendix A: Behaviorist Lesson Plan Template and Examples
      • Appendix B: Constructivist Lesson Plan Template and Examples
      • Appendix C: Aesthetic Lesson Plan Template and Examples
      • Appendix D: Ecological Lesson Plan Templates (Ecomindedness and Place-Based) and Examples
      • Appendix E: Integrated Social Emotional Learning (ISEL) Lesson Plan Template and Examples
      • Appendix F: Biographical Statements for Lesson Plan Examples
      • References
      • Index
      • About the Authors

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