Research shows that effective teachers organize and plan their instruction. Furthermore, it helps ensure that the time spent inside the classroom is maximized for instruction, is responsive to learners’ needs, and therefore communicates expectations of achievement to learners. Instructional planning guarantees that teaching and learning are the central focus of classroom activity. It involves identifying expectations for learners and choosing the materials and organizing the sequential activities that will help learners reach those expectations. Planning is a vital step in the instructional process. Instructional planning is the process of determining what learning opportunities students in school will have by planning “the content of instruction, selecting teaching materials, designing the learning activities and grouping methods, and deciding on the pacing and allocation of instructional time.
The Department of Education (DepEd) recognizes that instructional planning is essential to successful teaching and learning.
