Understanding the day-to-day experiences and challenges faced by teachers in their classrooms is crucial for providing relevant and effective professional development. At the end of every episode, we say, “Your voice matters, send us your education questions, concerns, and promising practices and we’ll address them!” Today, we discuss the importance of starting with a clear unit plan as the foundation for effective lesson planning, especially in co-teaching environments, the ways a lesson planning toolbox of proven strategies can leverage precious time, and how complex questions engage English language learners in our classrooms.