Claremont residents develop lesson planning skill through 5 weeks of iterative revision with instructor feedback before clinical placements¶

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Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2025 · checked against its sources 2026-10-13 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Residents spend 5 weeks developing and iteratively revising a single lesson plan based on course instructor feedback before beginning clinical placements. → Yun 2025

Evidence¶

Yun 2025¶

Yun, C., & Fitz, J. (2025). Humanizing teacher preparation: Claremont Graduate University's teacher residency. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/338.812

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

Program-design description from the case study's lesson planning section, based on program documents and interviews. Residents use a detailed lesson plan template aligned to program competencies, including components framed as questions such as "How will you scaffold students' access to the most essential, difficult, and rewarding parts of this lesson?"

"In the beginning of the program, residents spend 5 weeks developing and iteratively revising a single lesson plan based on course instructor feedback. Residents are expected to incorporate concepts that they learn in the first half of the course"

Discussion¶

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