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 focused instruction routine
- Start with the learning goal and the evidence students will produce.
- Assign both teachers’ roles, supports, checks, and timing.
- Use the completed plan to identify one next planning or rehearsal action.
Next relevant tool: Weekly Backward Planner. Bring the completed response to your co-teaching conversation or team training. Explore book-supported professional learning.
Connect the tool to the complete framework.
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