PlAnNiNg FoR lEaRnInG

      When planning or designing our lessons we as teachers tend to think many ideas or ways to accomplish the lesson objectives, after this brainstorming is important to identify if these ideas will be meaningful for learners, we need to consider learners’ needs, interests, learning styles, motivation among others.  I agree with the old Chinese proverb “I hear, I forget; I see, I remember; I do, I understand”.  As the author says it is important to be mindful of who the learners are and design so that they all maximally engaged and productive.

      Effectiveness should be our last goal, students engagement will show us if our planning provoke the ideal response. In the book research showed that students are most engaged when the work is hands-on, involves mysteries or problems, provides variety, offers opportunities to adapt, modify, or somehow personalize the challenge, balance cooperation and competition, self and others and built upon a real-world or meaningful challenge.