I am very much a facilitator in my classroom. I am not a "Stand and Deliver" type teacher. In my experience, learning is best when children take ownership and understand why they need the skills that they are working on. Of course, I study my standards, create lesson ideas with particular directions and learning outcomes. However, my students learn from the experience of the lesson. They are allowed and encouraged to extend their learning and take the lesson to new places as long as their research and evidence are valid.