The lesson explains methods for preparing and executing instruction to students. First, it must be engaging, so a teacher should be considering the three questions each student will ask when a lesson begins: "Am I interested?", "Can I do this?", and "Does this matter?"
Second, what levels of DOK does a lesson reach? Are they all covered? Do they need to be? (For much of CTE, Level 3 is adequate, at least in my understanding).
As instruction turns to student exercise, failure needs to be acceptable as a means for growth and learning, as failure can itself be a teacher… >>>