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Topic 1: How Do I Plan for a Lesson?
Teachers make instructional decisions based on their knowledge, beliefs, and understanding. These decisions take place during lesson planning (e.g., asking, “Will we do this activity?”, “What questions will I ask students?”) and on the fly in the middle of a lesson (e.g., asking, “Do I tell or do I ask here?”, “Which student work should we discuss?”). Intentional planning provides opportunities for students to think and talk about mathematical ideas as they make sense of them, and for teachers to make informed decisions to connect student ideas to the learning goals. Part of the planning process is internalizing the important mathematical ideas of a lesson before teaching it, and paying close attention to the lesson goals and how the lesson fits into the mathematical story of the unit.
