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Designing effective lessons that leverage both evidence-based strategies and educational technology can feel overwhelming. The third installment of TCEA’s Mastery Series introduces a game-changing framework: The Amazing Lesson Design Outline (ALDO).

This comprehensive approach integrates five essential components:

1. Building relationships: Creating trust and safety through SEL and brain-based learning principles
2. Pre-assessing students: Using low-stakes assessments to identify growth opportunities
3. Selecting teaching and learning strategies: Implementing high-effect size strategies matched to the appropriate learning phase
4. Post-assessing students: Gauging effectiveness and providing targeted feedback
5. Reflecting and sharing: Encouraging metacognition for both teachers and learners

What makes ALDO particularly powerful is its foundation in multiple educational theories: brain-based learning, culturally responsive teaching, social-emotional learning, high-effect size instructional strategies, educational technology integration, and instructional coaching.

The series provides specific technology recommendations for each component, always emphasizing a strategy-first approach. As Miguel Guhlin explains, “Understand the evidence-based strategy before selecting technology. Consider district/campus constraints and available tools. Focus on pedagogical purpose rather than specific tools.”

For administrators and instructional coaches, ALDO offers a structured framework for supporting teachers in effective technology integration. For classroom teachers, it provides a practical blueprint for designing lessons that maximize student learning through purposeful technology use.

By following the ALDO framework, educators can ensure that technology enhances rather than distracts from the core elements of effective instruction.

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