Every lesson in a TEACH project follows the same layout, so once you know one, you know them all. The page has four parts:
The lesson header: where the lesson sits in the project, and its completion check.
Overview cards: what students need to know, the assessments, and the lesson's goals.
Lesson Steps: the activities you'll teach, step by step.
The right-hand panel: the lesson's resources, prep and attributions.
To open a lesson: open your project, then click a lesson in the Lessons list in the left sidebar. Lessons are grouped by project milestone.
1. The lesson header
At the top of the page you'll see the project milestone the lesson belongs to, the lesson number, and its title. The check circle next to the title marks the lesson complete. See Marking a lesson complete.
2. Overview cards
Up to three cards sum up the lesson before you dive into the steps.
Student need to know (left): what students need to know to move the project forward in this lesson.
Assessments (right): the assessments students work on or hand in during this lesson, each labeled working on, handing in, or both. Click one to open its details. See Using the Assessment Map. This card only appears when the lesson has assessments.
Summary & Goals (below, full width): a short overview of the lesson and its Content Learning Goals and Success Skills Goals. Click its heading to collapse or expand it, or click See lesson prep details to jump to the Prep tab.
3. Lesson Steps
Lesson Steps is the main column of the page: everything you'll do with students, in order.
Opening Connections comes first in many lessons: a short routine that links this lesson to what came before. Elementary projects don't include Opening Connections.
Phases group the activities, for example Launch. Each phase shows how many activities it contains.
Activities open and close when you click them. Key Activity cards are highlighted with a flag; Secondary Activity cards support the key activities around them.
Use Expand all and Collapse all at the top of Lesson Steps, or on a single phase, to open or close everything at once.
Inside an activity, you may find:
What you'll see | What it's for |
Activity Slides | The slides for this activity, from the lesson's slide deck |
Teacher Resources and Student Materials | The documents used in this activity. Click one to open it. |
PBL Pro Tip | A practical tip for running this activity well |
Teaching Practices | The teaching moves this activity uses |
Coaching video | A short video from a PBL expert about this moment in the lesson |
Go Deeper Activity | An optional extension for students who are ready for more |
4. The right-hand panel: Resources, Prep and Attributions
The panel on the right has three tabs. It opens on Resources.
Resources
Slide Deck: a preview of the lesson's slides, with Present slides and Edit your copy underneath. See Editing a Lesson Slide Deck.
Teacher Resources: materials for you to plan and teach with.
Student Materials: handouts and other materials for students. Click any resource to open, print, share or edit it. See Editing a Resource and Sharing handouts with students.
Prep
The Prep Tasks to complete before you teach the lesson, such as making copies or gathering supplies, followed by more prep details. Tick off each task as you finish it, so you can see at a glance what's left. Some prep tasks have their own resources and a View more details link.
Attributions
Credits for any content in the lesson adapted from other organizations.
Good to know
Previewing a project? You can read every lesson, but tools like printing, editing and marking lessons complete are locked until you click Teach this project.
Print the whole lesson plan with Print in the project toolbar. See Print a Lesson Plan or Resource.
Teaching more than one class? Your slides, handouts, progress and notes are saved per class. Check the class menu in the project header before you edit. See Using classes in TEACH projects.
See the big picture of how lessons fit together in The Project Path in TEACH.