Lesson Planning with Purpose: Five Approaches to Curriculum Design

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. The text first discusses Perceptive Teaching: the belief that teachers must know themselves and their students while cultivating culturally sensitive, safe, and inviting spaces for learning for all students. Next, five unique approaches to lesson planning are explored: behaviorist, constructivist, aesthetic, ecological, and integrated social–emotional learning. Each chapter provides the rationale for the approach, its theoretical background, practical applications, and critiques and considerations. Chapters end with a sample lesson that can be compared across approaches. Winner of the 2021 American Association for Teaching and Curriculum (AATC) O.L. Davis Outstanding Book Award. Book Features: A comprehensive examination of multiple approaches to lesson planning. Guidance for teachers on when to choose various approaches, as well as how they might mix and match and blend ideas. User-friendly lesson plan templates, sample lessons, and discussion questions. An appendix with lesson plan examples written by practicing teachers across content areas and age groups.

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

About the Author :
Christy McConnell is professor of foundations and curriculum studies at the University of Northern Colorado. Bradley Conrad is associate professor of education at Capital University, Columbus, Ohio. P. Bruce Uhrmacher is professor of research methods and statistics and curriculum and instruction in the Morgridge College of Education at the University of Denver.

Review :
" Lesson Planning with Purpose: Five Approaches to Curriculum Design reminds readers that curriculum is only as useful as the actual effect it has on students. The work makes a strong case for the idea that when teaching is contextualized, connected, and culturally responsive, 'every day has the potential to be transformative.' The book's solid theoretical underpinnings make it ideal for educators who employ an eclectic approach to teaching yet find themselves lacking a unified theory to justify their choices. Its unique, think-aloud approach also offers abundant practical guidance in lesson planning for classroom practitioners. Experienced teachers and methods professors will find the book invaluable, and its impact will ripple through the perspectives, practices, and lesson plans of all those who read it." --Teachers College Record