<P style="MARGIN: 0px">Are you looking to construct a lesson plan that will help K-12 students master new content, concepts, and skills? <I>Lesson Planning: A Research-based Model for K-12 Classrooms </I>can help by guiding you in the selection of research-based instructional strategies and types of materials designed to consider all learners' needs.  </P> <UL> <LI><B>Part I </B>establishes the theoretical foundations of the ideas used in the lesson planning process. <LI><B>Part II </B>is a step-by-step guide to developing direct and inquiry-based lesson plans. <LI><B>Meeting the Needs of all learners – woven throughout each chapter, the authors address the diverse needs of students. </B> <LI><B>INTASC Standards Correlation Guide </B>appears on the inside front cover to help readers quickly identify the lessons that meet each standard.  <LI><B>Connections to the INTASC Standards </B>are woven throughout each chapter's content and activities. <LI><B>Unit Connections</B> explain how the chapter's content is used in the development of a unit <LI><B>Technology in Education (TiE)</B> – a feature throughout the book provide practical help in the lesson planning process including rubric generating sites, lesson plan templates, ideas for lesson activities, and links to useful classroom materials. <LI><B>Reality Check</B>, a feature in each chapter, provides advice from practicing classroom teachers who represent a range of subjects and grade levels. <LI><B>Your Turn</B> feature at the end of each chapter helps you create your own standards-based lesson plan in both direct and indirect instruction formats. </LI></UL> <DIV></DIV>