This hands-on guide is designed to assist teachers as they structure their learning practice. The framework of four basic and proven steps — Preparation, Learning Sequence, Authentic Application, and New Thinking — can be used at any level, for any subject, and for learning applications from lessons to unit plans. The P.L.A.N. approach aims to improve flow in teaching — to help teachers truly implement purposeful planning, personalization, and engagement. Combining the best research on how we learn with practical lesson exemplars, the P.L.A.N. process encourages and supports goal setting, student engagement, and transformational learning.

Kevin Bird is Assistant-Superintendent in the Fraser-Cascade School District just outside Vancouver. Committed to helping teachers reach vulnerable students and school districts build better systems for supporting learning, Kevin, along with co-author Kirk Savage, speaks regularly on teaching and learning practices, especially in the areas of literacy and numeracy. Kevin currently resides in Abbotsford, BC.

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Kirk Savage is a former elementary and middle school principal and is currently a Director of Instruction with the Chilliwack School District. Committed to helping teachers reach vulnerable students and school districts build better systems for supporting learning, Kirk, along with co-author Kevin Bird, speaks regularly on teaching and learning practices, especially in the areas of literacy and numeracy. Kirk lives in Chilliwack, BC.

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