LESSON PLANS
DeKalb County teachers must plan for instruction. A lesson plan should be detailed enough to be interpreted by a substitute teacher, department chair, principal, or coordinator. These plans are primarily for use in helping students to attain the objectives outlined in DeKalb Curriculum Guide. They must reflect the content and objectives for the current semester as stated in the guides.
Individual schools may design their own form of lesson plan. Assistance in developing these will be given by the department chair and assistant principal for instruction.
Several strategies should be included in daily lesson plans to maintain student engagement and to address student differences. A lesson plan should include content, objectives, strategies, materials needed, and evaluative process.
Instructional coordinators are available to assist teachers in developing acceptable plans when this service is needed or requested.