Sam Chapin of Deerfield Academy (Massachusetts) plans a class like nurturing a garden, in which questions are the water, prior knowledge is the soil, and the content is the fertilizer for student growth. See more in the image below.
For Mayme Hostetter from the Relay Graduate School of Education (New York), getting class right gets better with practice.
Sheri Kojima from Waiakea High School (Hawaii) sees relevance as the key to closing the gap between meaningful material and students learning. Click below to see the full illustration!
Maryann Woods-Murphy from Northern Highlands Regional High School (New Jersey) takes us along on the journey of planning. Click the image below for the full picture (including the river of wisdom)!
Ada Fan describes the need to wing it when students respond to texts, to each other, and to the teacher. Click the image below for the full picture.
For Michael Welch of Cohasset High School (Massachusetts), planning is mixture of many considerations. Click below for the full image.
For Sean Keller, a class plan is like a practice. Click below to see what a full class looks like.
For architecture teacher David Payne, planning a class means understanding the horizon, placing your anchor points, and filling in the details. Click below to see the full image.
Frank Henry knows that the best work ripples into students’ lives in many small ways. (Frank notes that while the composition and poetry are his, the calligraphy and watercolor work are credited to his daughter, Clare.) Click below to see the full image.
Katherine Burd focuses on helping every student cross the finish line. Click below for the full image.
Planning Process Illustrated 