Write clear, measurable learning objectives that align to your standards
Learn how to craft objectives that actually guide your instruction and give students a clear target — rather than vague goals that sound good but do nothing.
Self-Paced Course · Teaching Efficacy
Fine-Tune Your Lessons with the Fundamentals
with Jennifer Gonzalez
Veteran teacher, author, and founder of Cult of Pedagogy
Jennifer Gonzalez — veteran teacher, author, and founder of Cult of Pedagogy — delivers a practical framework rooted in the time-tested fundamentals of instructional design. A clear, repeatable process for writing better objectives, building aligned assessments, and designing learning experiences that actually drive mastery.
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What You'll Learn
By the end of this course, you will:
Design formative and summative assessments that directly measure student learning
Build assessments that align tightly to your objectives and give you real data on what students know — not just whether they completed the work.
Build student-centered learning experiences that drive mastery and engagement
Design the learning activities that connect objectives to assessments — creating the conditions where every student can achieve mastery.
Who This Is For
Built for the people who run schools — and the coaches who support them.
Classroom Teachers
Instructional Coaches
Curriculum Directors
What's Included
Every RocketPD self-paced course includes
- 60-minute expert-led course
- 5 short video modules
- Downloadable workbook PDF
- Certificate of completion
- Secure Learning Portal access
- RocketPD Community membership
Featured Expert
Meet your instructor
Jennifer Gonzalez
Teaching Efficacy Expert · Founder of Cult of PedagogyEven experienced teachers can struggle with lesson planning that truly drives learning. Jennifer Gonzalez is a veteran teacher, author, and founder of Cult of Pedagogy — one of the most trusted voices in K–12 instructional design. Her work helps teachers master the building blocks of effective instruction through a clear, repeatable process grounded in the fundamentals that have always mattered.
Lesson Design
Learning Objectives
Formative Assessment
Student Engagement
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Featured resources
Keep exploring before you enroll.
Browse the Resources and Blog Posts selected by the RocketPD editorial team for this course.
Lesson Planning & Design
Podcast
Episode 3: The Power of Powerful Lesson Design (w/Jennifer Gonzalez)
Jennifer Gonzalez joins Corey Murray to discuss lesson-design choices that can help teachers build confidence and create stronger learning experiences.
Instructional design
Guide
Ultimate Guide to Powerful K-12 Lesson Planning & Design
Helps educators improve instructional effectiveness and confidence by addressing gaps in lesson planning and providing a structured framework—built on clear objectives, aligned assessments, engaging learning experiences, differentiation, and effective delivery—to...
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Available for individuals and teams - with special pricing for teams of 5 or more.Single Course
Single-Course Registration
$49 one-time access- Self-paced video modules
- Course workbook PDF
- Access to secure Learning Portal
- Membership in learning community
- Certificate of completion
Full Library
Entire Video Library
$245 annually- Access to all RocketPD courses
- Self-paced video modules
- All course workbooks
- Access to secure Learning Portal
- Membership in learning community
- Certificates of completion
Teams
School or District Use
Custom contact us for pricing- Unlimited team access
- All RocketPD courses included
- Self-paced video modules and workbooks
- Dedicated success partner
- Built-in reporting for leaders
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FAQ
Common questions.
Everything you need to know before enrolling - or to share with your team. Talk with the RocketPD team.
This is a self-paced video course. You can start the moment you register and work through the modules on your own schedule.
No. Jennifer designed this course specifically because even experienced teachers can struggle with lesson planning that truly drives learning. The fundamentals apply at every career stage.
Classroom teachers, instructional coaches, and curriculum directors who want a clear, repeatable process for designing lessons that drive mastery and engagement.
Yes. RocketPD supports school and district team access. Contact us and we will help map the best option for your team.
Bring Jennifer's work to your district.
Give every teacher a clear, repeatable process for designing lessons that work — grounded in the fundamentals that have always mattered.