Access All the PAL Resources

CHECK OUT all the Planning a Lesson (PAL) Resources created by LBS Practitioners like you!

Below are the FIVE (5) anchor PAL resources AND  a scrollable table of the FULL LIST of PAL resources to assist and inspire you lesson planning, digital integration and optimal lesson flow!

A Thinking and Reflection Routine
for Practitioners

This master file for reflecting on all three stages of planning a lesson can be helpful for individual practitioners wanting to interrogate their  lesson planning practices to improve learning and lesson flow.

It can also be used in a number of ways by adult educators for team building and reflection. 

For more ideas about how to use this thinking routine to improve lesson planning, simply go to the Guiding Questions/Reflection page.


Guiding Questions - Lesson Flow FINAL.pdf

2. Pre-Lesson Flow Companion Chart

Pre-Lesson Considerations and Opportunities to Transform Common Challenges into Opportunities


Arriving to class—be it remotely or in a face-to-face setting—can be stressful for LBS learners who find themselves in new situations, are back to learning after a long gap, juggle life demands, or are unsure of how to navigate being a student that increasingly requires digital skills. 


Use this chart to help you situate your own learners and pre-lesson issues that can affect a lesson before it begins.



PRE-LESSON FLOW COMPANION - FINAL (PDF).pdf

3. Lesson Planning Companion for LBS Practitioners

Consult the lesson planning companion to remind you of some key tenets of learner-centred lessons that can help engage your learners and assist you in integrating technology in a purposeful way throughout every lesson component.

PRACTIONER LESSON PLANNING COMPANION.pdf

4. Helpful Visuals: Optimal Lesson Flow & The BOPPPS Lesson Planning Model Chart with Tips

This slide deck will offer extra tips. 

FLOW AND BOPPPS VISUALS TO ASSIST IN LESSON PLANNING

5. A Lesson Planning PAL for Learners

A Thinking Routine for Learners to Help Situate a Lesson's Usefulness and Relevance for Their Needs, Their Goals and Their Lives 

This handy tool can help learners reflect on a lesson as it unfolds, helping to increase agency and autonomy as they situate their own learning for their purposes and hone learning strategies that work for them.


Learner's Companion - MY LESSON PAL – THINKING ABOUT MY LEARNING (Printable PDF).pdf

Scroll through the full list of the PAL resources below
There is a wealth of useful resources and insights that our working group has co-create to inspire, and assist with reflexive lesson planning. From useful  tips, favourite digital tools and approaches to sample lesson plans and projects,  there's something there to revitalize your  lesson planning to help engage learners.