Name: Lesson Planning: Design with Intention
Start: 2026-06-30T10:20:00-0700
End: 2026-06-30T11:20:00-0700

Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am PDT

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In this session, participants will move beyond the "daily agenda" to master the art of backwards design, ensuring every instructional choice serves a clear end goal. By focusing on intentional planning, we will explore how to balance academic rigor with cultural relevance to create lessons that do more than just deliver content. Participants will walk away with a framework for designing experiences that empower students to move toward deep meaning-making and the long-term transfer of skills to new contexts.

Speakers

Karen Bastain

KHTR TOSA, Kern High School District

For 23 years I taught various levels of high school English, including general, college preparatory, and Advanced Placement courses. Since 2024, I've been a TOSA with the Kern High Teacher Residency Program and an Adjunct Lecturer at California State University, Bakersfield's Teacher... Read More →

Rachel Harless

KHTR TOSA, Kern High School District

I am an experienced High School Math Teacher with over 18 years of classroom teaching. Now, I am a Teacher on Special Assignment for the Kern High School District and a Lecturer in the Teacher Education Department at California State University, Bakersfield. I specialize in Classroom... Read More →

Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am PDT
Room 605 [IHS] 8001 Old River Rd, Bakersfield, CA 93311, USA

10:20-11:20am

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