This document discusses Stephen Covey's habit of beginning with the end in mind. It emphasizes the importance of planning by progressing from unit planning to lesson planning, using well-framed objectives to define goals, assessing effectiveness, and deciding on activities. Key aspects of planning include keeping the desired outcome in mind, relating lessons to future grades, and ensuring plans are manageable, measurable, and focus on the most important objectives. The document provides discussion questions and a group activity to help teachers reflect on applying this planning approach.

1. Habit #2
Begin with the
End in Mind
Based on the work Stephen Covey

2. PLANNING THAT ENSURES
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

3. Discussion
Starter:
WHY ARE YOU TEACHING
THE MATERIAL YOU’RE
TEACHING?
WHAT IS THE OUTCOME YOU
DESIRE?

4. HOW DOES THIS OUTCOME
RELATE TO WHAT YOU’LL
TEACH TOMORROW AND TO
WHAT YOUR STUDENTS NEED
TO HAVE LEARNED TO BE
READY FOR THE 4TH, 8TH OR
EVEN THE 10TH GRADE.

5. Begin with the end in mind

6. FLAWS : 1 & 2
Group Activity
Model what Flawed plans would
look like in accordance with our
reading, refer to page 57 & 58
tables will have numbers for
Flaws being modeled.

7. The Unit Planning is followed by
Lesson Planning, which consist of:

8. To summarize, Begin with the End
means:
• Progressing from unit planning to lesson
planning
• Using a well-framed objective to define
the goal of each lesson
•Determine how you’ll assess your
effectiveness in reaching your goal
•Deciding on your activity

9. How good are you at
beginning with the end in
mind?
I always
keep the
end in
mind.
I only
think
about
today.
Why did you rate
yourself this way?

10. Four criteria's
for effective
objectives:
Manageable
Measureable
Made it First
Most Important

11.  AT THIS TIME YOU WILL BE GROUPED IN ACCORDANCE TO THE
COLOR STICKY NOTES PLACED ON YOUR TABLE.
 EACH GROUP WILL BE GIVEN A SET OF LESSON PLANS TO
REVIEW.
 YOU WILL LOOK ON YOUR STICKY NOTE TO DETERMINE
WHICH OF THE 4MS YOU WILL BE ASKED TO SHARE WITH THE
CLASS.
 ENSURE TO BE ABLE TO TELL WHAT MAKES YOUR LESSON
THAT “M”
GROUP ACTIVITY

12. Begin with the end in mind
• WHAT IS “THE END” FOR YOU?
• WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO BE
DOING 10 YEARS FROM NOW?
• MAKE A LIST OF THINGS YOU
WANT TO DO IN YOUR LIFE.

13. Before you figure out the
“end”, you have to take a
look at who YOU are!
Draw a picture of
something that represents
you. It could be an
animal, plant, machine,
food, etc. Explain why
you chose what you did.