ABSTRACT
Dave sat at his desk with his student teacher, Nancy. Nancy’s lesson plans for the next 2 weeks were on the desk between them. Th e plans were outstanding, organized around important concepts, and full of opportunities for student involvement and creative thinking. Th e problem was that they covered only 2 of the 10 outcomes and a small fraction of the content Dave expected to teach during that period. Th e conversation between Dave and Nancy centered on a problem common to many teachers: how to select and organize the content we teach.
