Unique in the market, OnCourse Lesson Planner is revolutionizing the way teachers and administrators create, manage, and share lesson plans. This tool makes it unbelievably easy to electronically capture, update, and collaborate on lesson plans. Delivered via an application service provider (ASP) business model, OnCourse Lesson Planner can be accessed and used at school, at home, or from any Internet-connected workstation.

By automating plans and integrating online educational standards, the tool enables teachers to map lessons to standards in just a few clicks of the computer mouse. It also allows administrators to quickly and easily generate reports about what's being taught, when, and by whom. And because the tool is web-based, teachers and administrators can log in and access plans at any time from any computer connected to the Internet. It even allows teachers to create classroom websites that link to lesson plans - so homework can be automatically posted online.

Designed to work the way educators work - and powered by a robust, best-in-class Oracle database - OnCourse Lesson Planner empowers schools to:

Increase flexibility and productivity. Automated, online lesson plans - including easy-to-use templates - enable teachers and principals to work more efficiently and effectively. Lessons can be copied and pasted from week to week or year to year and shared throughout a school or even a district. What's more, principals and other administrators can review and react to plans at their convenience - no paperwork required.

Enhance communication and collaboration. OnCourse Lesson Planner supports improved communication among all stakeholders. Online communication supports faster, more efficient collaboration among teachers and between teachers and administrators. In addition, classroom websites can help increase parental awareness and involvement.

Automate accountability monitoring and analysis. When teachers map their online plans to educational standards, it's easy for school and district administrators to generate reports about instructional activity. As a result, administrators can conduct data-driven discussions - and, ultimately, make more informed decisions.

Avoid the headaches of technology installation and maintenance. Because OnCourse Lesson Planner is delivered via an ASP model, there's no software to install and no server to maintain. At OnCourse Systems for Education, we handle all of that - along with security and back-up - as part of the subscription fee.

Key Benefits of OnCourse Lesson Planner
With this web-based tool, school and district administrators can:

  • Review lesson plans online and provide feedback to teachers quickly and easily
  • Generate reports about what's being taught by grade level, teacher, subject, and/or standard
  • Use quantitative data to make more informed decisions
Teachers can:
  • Create and update lesson plans in a fraction of the time required with the traditional, paper-based approach
  • Easily map lessons to educational standards
  • Maintain continuous access to plans
  • Communicate through a classroom website that's easy to create and maintain
Parents and students can:
  • Enjoy online access to homework assignments, school calendars, and other important information