What constitutes good teaching? The central field of action for teachers is the planning and execution of lessons. Uwe Maier introduces teacher trainees to the basics of analyzing and designing school-based teaching and learning processes. This includes neurobiological and learning psychology findings, empirical teaching research, learning goals, educational standards, competence models, teaching-learning models, and pedagogical diagnostics. Subsequently, general categories for planning and justifying teaching and learning processes are proposed, including curricular and subject-specific guidelines, learning requirements and competence development, methodological dimensions, organizational dimensions, and evaluation of teaching and learning processes. The book is written in clear language and contains numerous graphics for illustration. The planning categories can be selected from.