Instructor Training

Reverse Instructional Design

Reverse Instructional Design is a technique for planning lessons that emphasizes outcomes. In this activity, learners will use the technique to lay out a simple lesson plan for a future class, and practice teaching a part of it.

Made by the Mozilla Science Lab

Steps for the Activity (35 min)

  1. Using the concept maps and learner profiles you drew yesterday, create a lesson plan in the reverse instructional design sense; choose a goal you'd like to reach, create a question to test if your learners have reached that goal, and trace a path back through your concept map from your goal to where you think your learners are starting from (5 min).
  2. Create a three-minute lesson on part of the lesson plan you just made, and repeat the previous group exercise: form groups of three, with one person teaching, one listening, and one filming on the teacher's phone, and take turns so each group member performs each role once (30 min).
  3. After each lesson in your group, discuss the question you came up with. The observer should give the instructor feedback via whatever method they prefer.