279: How to Write a Lesson Plan

The Cult of Pedagogy Podcast by Jennifer Gonzalez

Sep 1, 202634:04Education

We've reached part 3 of our Back to Basics series on unit planning! Last episode, we built the assessment plan for our sample unit that included diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments. Now it's time to choose t...

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