Planning for learning over time

So far in the course the majority of what we have covered has looked at how we can plan for learning both during and between lessons. This planning goes beyond subject content and is about creating a formative classroom with tasks to elicit student understanding and planning how you will respond to evidence of student learning. In our final week we look at planning across lessons and topics. In this video Chris discusses the importance of medium term planning, highlighting how it can help us to be flexible over time in order to help our students make links, construct meaning and develop skills.

What might be in a medium term plan?

There are a number of different aspects that a medium term plan may include. Read the different options listed then, in the comments below, indicate which you think is the most important to include when planning across lessons and topics.

1. Learning intentions increasing in complexity
2. Planned questions throughout
3. Group work opportunities
4. Assessment opportunities throughout
5. Links to previous learning
6. Students’ misconceptions or difficult concepts
7. Links to ‘Big Ideas’ in the subject
8. Links to everyday contexts
9. Flexible routes through the learning
10. A range of suggested tasks

Select and comment

In the comments below, state one of the above list as important for you to include in your medium term planning for learning.

What’s your reasoning?