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Your Step 1 should be completed before today’s class (I'll be grading while you work on Steps 2 & 3 today).

Find a partner with a similar teaching context (e.g. similar subject areas and/or grade levels, not just your neighbor/friends). Discuss Step 1 with your partner and help each other check off the items on the checklist – the blue box on the lesson design guide (especially those included on the grading rubric).

Innovation-in-Action

Now you’re getting ready for Step 2 – it’s time to use what you know from Step 1 and come up with ideas for teaching. You don’t need to do this alone. Use ideas from the Strategy section of Step 2′s big yellow box. You can find lots of sample lesson ideas here. Make sure you know what components to include for each of your ideas (it’s all explained in the big yellow box!)

Decision Making

Once you have your ideas generated, it's time to make some decisions. Re-examine Step 1 for good decision making criteria. Then have your partner from earlier evaluate your 2-3 activities. Don't forget to evaluate your own, too! Based upon these evaluations, finish out Step 3. Both Steps 2 & 3 are due before class on Tuesday. Tuesday will be another make-up absence work day. If you do not come in on Tuesday, make sure you finish out Steps 4 & 5 before class on Thursday, Mar 7 as well.

For Tuesday

1. Finish Step 2.