High-Quality Lesson Planning: Quick Reference Guide

It's possible to create high-quality lessons that increase student engagement and achievement every day. In this quick reference guide, Jane E. Pollock, Susan Hensley, and Laura Tolone present GANAG, a classroom-tested, five-step schema for planning effective instruction:

* G: Set the goal
* A: Access prior knowledge
* N: Introduce new information
* A: Apply new information
* G: Review the goal

High-Quality Lesson Planning shows teachers of all subject areas and grade levels how to help students use the nine high-yield learning strategies to retain knowledge and skills, promote meaningful discussions, and facilitate critical and creative thinking for improved classroom results.

8.5" x 11" 3-panel foldout guide (6 pages), laminated for extra durability and 3-hole-punched for binder storage.

Jane E. Pollock, PhD, is president of Learning Horizon, Inc. The author of many ASCD books, she works throughout the United States and internationally with teachers and administrators to improve learning by improving teaching.

Susan Hensley is the K–8 executive director of curriculum and instruction for Rogers Public Schools in Rogers, Arkansas. She has worked closely with Pollock to improve teaching and learning through quality lesson planning within and outside her district.

Laura Tolone has served students in the United States and internationally as a teacher, librarian, administrative leader, and consultant. To build student-centered cultures, she works to systematize proven practices into action by fostering a collaborative school climate.