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What’s Changed in Lesson Planning

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For example, spreadsheets should teach critical thinking and data analysis, not Excel or Sheets. Play is the new teaching though it’s beenrelabeled ‘gamification’. Lesson plans must reflect those skills. Lesson plans must be platform-neutral, not a cheerleader for the school’s favorite tool. I know—this is a lot.

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What is the 21st Century Lesson Plan?

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For example, when teaching spreadsheets, make the software or online tools a vehicle for practicing critical thinking, data analysis, and evidence-based learning, not for learning one brand of software or a particular spreadsheet tool. To focus on the over-arching concepts above, make learning platform-neutral.