Designing EduProtocols: 8 Lesson Frames to Guide Your Design Journey (The EduProtocol Field Guide)

Stop Planning Lessons You'll Never Use Again

Every week, educators spend hours creating lessons from scratch—differentiating, aligning standards, searching for activities—only to repeat the cycle seven days later. It's exhausting. It's unsustainable. And it's burning out our profession.

There's a better way.

EduProtocols are reusable lesson frameworks that work like recipes: learn the structure once, then fill it with any content, any subject, any grade level. Instead of reinventing the wheel, you build sustainable systems that engage students while reclaiming time and sanity.
But here's what most educators don't realize: you can design your own.

Designing EduProtocols shows you exactly how to create custom frameworks tailored to your learning environment, your students, and your context. Authors Mark Wallace, Marlena Hebern, and Jon Corippo break down the design process into practical, actionable steps—from essential design principles to building authentic feedback loops that drive student engagement.
Inside, you'll discover how to transform traditional lessons into repeatable protocols that save hours of planning time, the design frameworks expert EduProtocol creators use to build engaging and sustainable learning experiences, why feedback loops are the secret to student ownership and deeper learning, how to recognize when something can be simplified or made more engaging, and real examples and iteration strategies from successful protocol designers.
The result? You'll see teaching challenges as design opportunities. You'll create protocols that work for your context. And you'll rediscover the joy of education without the burnout.

"Designing EduProtocols reframes teaching through the lens of intentional design, showing educators how clean, purposeful frameworks can unlock student voice, reduce burnout, and reignite the joy of learning." —Dominic Helmstetter, high school teacher, Perrysburg High School

"A refreshing, thoughtful guide that strips away clutter and overdesign, offering educators clear, practical frameworks that energize teaching, honor student learning, and make sustainable, engaging instruction feel both possible and inspiring." —Ariana Hernandez, science teacher and coauthor of EduProtocols Field Guide: Science Edition
"Mark addresses two of the biggest challenges in education today—time and student engagement—by helping educators see their classrooms through the lens of a designer and reconnect to the joy of teaching." —Zack Kruger, elementary principal, Lakeview Elementary, Owatonna, MN

Whether you're in the classroom, supporting teachers, or leading a school, this book gives you the skills to revolutionize practice—without burning out.