Free resources · Chapter 5

Backward Planner and Strategy Tool Kit

Pair a weekly backward planner with options for engagement, collaboration, assessment, feedback, metacognition, and all eleven co-teaching strategies.

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Use this tool to make the next decision visible.

Best for: Teams connecting learning goals to instructional choices

Creates: A complete week plan with purposeful strategy choices.

A simple four-step routine

1. Choose the lesson, partnership, or implementation decision this tool should support.
2. Complete the reproducible together when the work affects both teachers.
3. Use the completed page to guide a lesson, conversation, observation, or next action.
4. Revisit the page after implementation and record what should change next.