INSTRUCTIONS

1. There are many ways of describing important characteristics of teacher planning. The use of analogies is one way.
   
   • Identify three possible analogies for teacher planning that emphasize different important aspects of the activity. 
   • You might consider a variety of sources for these analogies:
   •                   What living thing is like teacher planning in some respect?
                       What natural phenomenon is like teacher planning?
                       What artistic activity is like teacher planning?
     For each analogy that you generate:
   • Tell several ways in which the analogy is like teacher planning. 
   • At least two ways in which it is different from teacher planning. 
   • What important characteristic(s) of teacher planning does each analogy highlight? 
   • Which of the three analogies do you think is the best for demonstrating a thorough understanding of the concept of teacher planning? Explain your selection.