Never write another lesson plan template again

By Colin McGill2022-06-21T09:00:00

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Lesson planning is essential, lesson plan templates are not

Lesson planning is essential, but lesson plan templates are not. Certainly, these templates have a use in guiding the trainee science teacher through the lesson planning thought process, but they should be considered a scaffold which becomes less necessary as the teacher gains experience.

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