We have tried to make submitting a lesson plan as easy as possible. Following is a list of instructions you might find helpful. You should print this page for easy reference.

• Lesson plans are reviewed by the Teachers of the Year Committee on a monthly basis. Official notifications will be sent out on the 15th of each quarter: March, June, September, and December.
• To get an idea of structure, format, and content requirements, browse through current lesson plans. Candy Walk is an example of approved lesson plan. Hit the BACK button on your browser to return to this page.
  
• For uniformity, teachers are required to use our forms when submitting a lesson plan. You can fill out the forms on-line or copy and paste the lesson plan template into your word processing program--Word or WordPerfect. This copy-and-paste method will allow you to save your lesson plan on disk for your own reference and run spell check before you submit the final product.
  • If you choose the copy-and-paste method, you may find these keystrokes helpful:
    Select All: Ctrl + a
    Copy: Ctrl + c
    Paste: Ctrl + v
    Undo: Ctrl + z
• Using the lesson plan template, type your lesson plan.
  • Digital attachments including .jpgs, .gifs, .ppts, .pdfs, .txt, .docs may be e-mailed directly to us. Please include your name and title of your lesson plan, and we will make the necessary links.
  • If a website is part of your lesson plan, you must type the complete website address including http://www as in the following example: http://www.whatever.com/
    (Don't forget the last backslash!)
• When you have completed the lesson plan, perform a spell check. (This will be your only chance before you submit.)
• Save your lesson plan and leave it open in your word processing program.
• Minimize (don't close) your word processor and open your Internet browser. This will allow you to easily move back and forth between programs as you copy-and-paste.
• Go to the Commonwealth of Knowledge lesson plan section and hit the submit a lesson plan button.
  
• Fill in ALL required fields.
• Copy and paste the content of your lesson plan from your word processing program into the submit a lesson plan form. This will require you to move between the programs several times.
• Press submit when you have copied all the information into the proper fields.