Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock

This semester, I have two big unit plans due for my classes.  I struggle with writing lesson plans in a timely manner.  On Saturday, I spent six hours writing four lessons for my 306 unit.  I have also been progressively working on my 307 unit and to complete a section of that template has also taken a lot of thought and time.  In general, I have spent around two to three hours working on the beginning sections of that unit.  I know I am half way finished with both units, but I wish there was a way to decrease the amount of time spent lesson planning and the process would come easier.  In my least PDP meeting we discussed planning my lesson backwards and starting with creating the assessment piece that way I know what I need to teach and what will be expected for the students to know at the end of the lesson.  This did decrease the time filling out the lesson, but I still had to take some time to come up with ideas and instructional techniques to teach the lesson.  As I practice my lesson planning, I hope to master it and focus less on that and more on the action itself.