{"id":36215,"date":"2026-04-26T05:28:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T05:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.itdi.pro\/community\/?page_id=36215"},"modified":"2026-06-16T06:55:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T06:55:20","slug":"lesson-planning-materials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.itdi.pro\/community\/efl-teaching-resources\/lesson-planning-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson Planning & Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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EFL Teaching Resources<\/p>\n

Lesson Planning and Materials<\/h1>\n

\n Explore resources on materials design, activities, projects, homework, and lesson templates. \n <\/p>\n

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How Important Is Detailed Lesson Planning? It Depends on Where You Are as a Teacher<\/h3>\n

A frank look at when detailed lesson plans are essential, when they're unnecessary, and when they get in the way. --Scott Thornbury<\/em><\/p>\n \n \n \n \n <\/svg>\n Read Article\n <\/a>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Why Classroom Size and Shape Belong in Your Lesson Plan<\/h3>\n

Four classroom layout models \u2014 dance floor, catwalk, independent nation-state, and battleship \u2014 and how each one should shape your choice of activities. --Adam Simpson<\/em><\/p>\n \n \n \n \n <\/svg>\n Read Article\n <\/a>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Why \"out-of-class work\" is more powerful than homework, and how learners can collect English from the real world and bring it back to the classroom.<\/h3>\n

Why \"out-of-class work\" is more powerful than homework, and how learners can collect English from the real world and bring it back to the classroom. --Scott Thornbury<\/em><\/p>\n \n \n \n \n <\/svg>\n Read Article\n <\/a>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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SLOW Moments: How to Exploit Spontaneous Learning Opportunities in Class<\/h3>\n

SLOW (Spontaneous Learning Opportunity Windows) are serendipitous classroom moments where everyone is focused \u2014 and ready to learn something new. --Steven Herder<\/em><\/p>\n \n \n \n \n <\/svg>\n Read Article\n <\/a>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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>Lesson Planning for EFL Teachers: From Detailed Road Maps to Flexible Routes<\/h3>\n

How lesson planning evolves from two-hour detailed plans to internalized expertise \u2014 and why the record matters most. --Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto<\/em><\/p>\n \n \n \n \n <\/svg>\n Read Article\n <\/a>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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From Detailed Plans to Index Cards: The Evolution of Lesson Planning<\/h3>\n

A 20-year reflective journey showing how lesson planning evolves from detailed plans to index cards \u2014 and why the thinking behind the plan matters most. --Cecilia Lemos Harmer<\/em><\/p>\n \n \n \n \n <\/svg>\n Read Article\n <\/a>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Fifty Tips for ELT Materials Writers<\/h3>\n

\n Fifty pieces of practical advice for EFL teachers who create classroom materials \u2014 gathered from 20+ teachers worldwide during the iTDi Creating ELT Materials<\/em> course, edited by Katherine Bilsborough.\n <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n <\/svg>\n View Resource\n <\/a>\n<\/article>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Have a resource to contribute?<\/h2>\n

\n We\u2019re always looking for practical tools and guides to share with our teaching community. If you\u2019ve created something useful, we\u2019d love to hear from you.\n <\/p>\n \n <\/svg>\n Get in touch\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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