# ALDO Framework

ALDO is a lesson-design conversation, not just a prompt acronym. It describes the sequence a coach and teacher use to plan a lesson.

## ALDO sequence

1. **Relationship Building** — Build trust and understand context, goals, and expectations.
2. **Pre-Assessment** — Assess current knowledge, strengths, gaps, and needs. Clarify the problem or opportunity.
3. **Strategic Instruction** — Teach, model, and guide using targeted strategies and evidence-based approaches.
4. **Post-Assessment** — Measure progress, check for understanding, and adjust based on results.
5. **Reflection** — Reflect on outcomes, learning, and next steps. Plan for continued growth.

## How to use with AI

Ask AI to act as an instructional coach and walk through the ALDO sequence one step at a time. Require clarifying questions before drafting. Challenge the AI when it skips a step, gives strategies too early, or weakens pre-assessment/post-assessment.

## Prompt rule
Name the framework in the prompt, then ask the AI to show how each part of the response maps to the framework.