Backwards Design and Planning

#56 In this episode we look at planning in the language classroom. Whether it is for an entire year, a particular unit or even an individual lesson, backwards design and planning is quite effective. It also helps to ensure that we are focusing on all of the modes and that our ultimate goals are for students to do something with the target language vocabulary, structures and themes that they are learning. It’s all about planning ahead to plan backwards. Backwards design plann...