Designing Tool: Unit Plan Organizer
in an order that makes sense to you. It also helps you develop a culminating task that aligns with the curriculum expectations for evaluating student understanding.
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HOW TO USE THE UNIT PLAN ORGANIZER
• Identify which curriculum areas comple- ment each other.
• Record only one lesson focus per sticky note.
• When teaching combined grades, use different colour sticky notes to represent each grade.
FOLLOW THIS 10-STEP PROCESS
1. Record the name of the unit on your Unit Plan Organizer (e.g. Energy).
2. Record the subject and grade on the Unit Plan Organizer (e.g. Science and Technol- ogy: Grade 5).
3. Look at the overall curriculum expecta- tions for the subject(s) you are planning to include in this unit. Make sure you are clear on the overall expectations. If you are un- sure, look to the related specifi c expectations and any accompanying examples or teacher prompts for better understanding.
4. Consider the needs and interests of your students based on prior data (e.g. the class- room profi le). If planning for September, take into account what you already know about the cognitive, social/emotional and physical development of students of this age.
5. Identify possible culminating tasks that would allow you to evaluate the overall expectations. Will the culminating task you decide on engage students?
6. Record the overall expectations and the culminating task on the Unit Plan
he Unit Plan Organizer is a wonder- ful tool to help you identify the focus for each lesson and place lessons
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7. Begin populating the focus for each lesson on sticky notes (one focus per note).
8. Ask yourself, “Is there something missing that a student needs to be successful? Is there something left out that should be added?” If so, add this to another sticky note.
9. Arrange the sticky notes in an order so that the learning is scaffolded and creates a fl ow within the unit. Ask yourself, “What needs to come before/after each lesson?”
10. Record the lesson titles on the Unit Plan Organizer beginning with the fi rst lesson and ending with the culminating task.
OPTIONS
HIGH-TECH OPTIONS (Recommended) • Use electronic versions of organizers and cards (e.g. Smart Ideas, Smart Notebook,
Linoit.com).
LOW-TECH OPTIONS • Print out the Unit Plan Organizer.
“STICKY NOTES”
• Wallwisher (free Web 2.0 “sticky note” tool, allows for collaboration).
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Linoit.com (free Web 2.0 “sticky note” tool, allows for collaboration).
MIND MAPS • MindMup or as a Google Apps extension. •
MindMeister.com.
VISUAL ORGANIZERS
• VoiceThread allows you to incorporate resources and ideas into planning.
• Glogster visual “poster” that allows you to create a visual “overview” of a unit.
• Google Slideshow/PowerPoint allows you to use each “slide” to represent a dif- ferent lesson to see sequence and “move” lessons around.
ELEMENTARY TEACHERS’ FEDERATION OF ONTARIO 43 NOW IT’S YOUR TURN ...
Use a Unit Plan Organizer to design a unit plan for your teaching assignment.
BEGIN BY ASKING YOURSELF ...
Which of the above versions will work best for me? Have I taken the time to familiarize myself with the students and curriculum content I am responsible for in teaching this unit?
“THE ORGANIZATION PHASE WAS EFFECTIVE FOR TEACHING MY CLASS BECAUSE I HAVE STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND WHO ARE ON A MODIFIED PROGRAM. I THOUGHT ABOUT THE STRENGTHS AND NEEDS WHEN PLANNING.”
-ETFO MEMBER
“THIS GAVE ME A GREAT STARTING POINT FOR THINKING ABOUT ORGANZING THE UNITS AND LESSONS.”
- ETFO MEMBER
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