Northside Professional Library, Lesson Planning 2
Lesson Planning
Resources in the Northside Professional Library
Top Picks
Instructional Planning for Effective Teaching – James H. Stronge, Xianxuan Xu (Solution Tree, 2016)
Madeline Hunter’s Mastery Teaching: Increasing Instructional Effectiveness in Elementary and Secondary
Schools – revised & updated by Robin Hunter (Corwin, 2004) [also avail. as an OverDrive eBook]
Powerful Lesson Planning: Every Teacher’s Guide to Effective Instruction, 2nd ed. – Janice Skowron
(Corwin, 2006) [also available as an OverDrive eBook]
Powerful Lesson Planning: Educational Leadership, Oct. 2016, v. 74, no. 2 (ASCD, 2016)
Teach All, Reach All: Instructional Design & Delivery with TGIF, Gr. K-8 – Susan L. Mulkey, Karen A. Kemp
(Pacific Northwest, 2009) [TGIF = Teacher-directed instruction, Guided practice activities,
Independent practice activities, Final measurement]
Teach All, Reach All for the Secondary Classroom: Instructional Design & Delivery with TGIF – Susan L.
Mulkey, Karen A. Kemp (Pacific Northwest, 2010)
Writing Effective Lesson Plans: The 5-Star Approach – Peter Serdyukov, Mark Ryan (Pearson Allyn &
Bacon, 2008)
Strategies
Pick and Plan: 100 Brain-Compatible Strategies for Lesson Design – Brenda Utter (Corwin, 2007)
The Strategic Teacher: Selecting the Right Research-Based Strategy for Every Lesson – Harvey F. Silver,
Richard W. Strong, Matthew J. Perini (ASCD, 2007)
Teach Like a Champion 2.0: 62 Techniques That Put Students on the Path to College – Doug Lemov
(Jossey-Bass, 2015) [also available as an OverDrive eBook]
Teach Like a Champion Field Guide: A Practical Resource to Make the 49 Techniques Your Own –
Doug Lemov (Jossey-Bass, 2012) [also available as an OverDrive eBook]
Worksheets Don’t Grow Dendrites: 20 Instructional Strategies That Engage the Brain, 3rd ed. – Marcia L.
Tate (Corwin, 2016) [also available as an OverDrive eBook]
Other Resources
Assignments Matter: Making the Connections That Help Students Meet Standards – Eleanor Dougherty
(ASCD, 2012) [also available as an OverDrive eBook]
Classroom Teacher’s Survival Guide: Practical Strategies, Management Techniques, and Reproducibles for
New and Experienced Teachers, Chapter 2: Creating Successful Lessons – Ronald L. Partin
(Jossey-Bass, 1999) [3rd ed., 2009, available as a Follett Shelf eBook]
Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction for the Thinking Classroom, 2nd ed. – H. Lynn Erickson, Lois A.
Lanning, Rachel French (Corwin, 2017)
Ditch the Daily Lesson Plan: How Do I Plan for Meaningful Student Learning? – Michael Fisher (ASCD, 2015)
The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher, 4th ed.; Unit D: Lesson Mastery – Harry K. Wong,
Rosemary T. Wong (Harry K. Wong Publications, 2009)
First-Year Teacher’s Survival Guide: Ready-to-Use Strategies, Tools & Activities for Meeting the Challenges
of Each School Day, 3rd ed., Section 10: Design Effective Instruction – Julia G. Thompson
(Jossey-Bass, 2013)
High-Impact Instruction: A Framework for Great Teaching, Part I: Planning – Jim Knight (Corwin/Learning
Forward, 2013)
How to Plan Rigorous Instruction – Robyn R. Jackson (ASCD, 2011)
The i5 Approach: Lesson Planning That Teaches Thinking and Fosters Innovation – Jane E. Pollock, Susan
Hensley (ASCD, 2018)
In There with the Kids: Crafting Lessons That Connect with Students, 2nd ed. – David Kobrin (ASCD, 2004)
Instruction for All Students, 2nd, ed. Part II: Lesson & Unit Design – Paula Rutherford (Just ASK, 2008)
Learning Targets: Helping Students Aim for Understanding in Today’s Lesson – Connie M. Moss,
Susan M. Brookhart (ASCD, 2012) [also available as an OverDrive eBook]
Lesson Design for Differentiated Instruction, Grades 4-9 – Kathy Tuchman Glass (Corwin, 2009)
Lesson Planning – Graham Butt (Continuum, 2003)
Lesson Planning: Long-Range and Short-Range Models for Grades K-6 – Linda Karges-Bone (Allyn & Bacon,
2000)
The Purposeful Classroom: How to Structure Lessons with Learning Goals in Mind – Douglas Fisher,
Nancy Frey (ASCD, 2011) [also available as an OverDrive eBook]
Teaching 101: Classroom Strategies for the Beginning Teacher, 2nd ed.; Chapter 4: How Should I Write
Lesson Plans? – Jeffrey Glanz (Corwin, 2009)
Tools for Teaching Conceptual Understanding, Secondary: Designing Lessons and Assessments for Deep
Learning – Julie Stern, Krista Ferraro, Juliet Mohnkern (Corwin, 2017)
Where Great Teaching Begins: Planning for Student Thinking and Learning – Ann R. Reeves (ASCD, 2011)
[also available as an OverDrive eBook]
Videos
Excellence in Teaching: Lesson Planning (Teacher’s Video Company/Sunburst Visual Media, 1999)
[DVD, 32 min.]
The Effective Teacher, part 6: Lesson Mastery – Harry Wong [DVD, 33 min.]