Welcome to part three in our four-part Back to Basics series on unit planning. In week 1 we completed the first step of the process, which was to write a set of measurable objectives for a sample unit on food safety. In week 2 we designed a unit assessment plan that included diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments. Today we’ll build the individual daily lesson plans. And in part four, I’ll share my process for differentiating instruction.
While my process is not the only way to plan a unit, it’s one that I think can help anyone who struggles with instructional planning. The underlying structure is built on the backward design approach popularized by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe in their book Understanding by Design: Start by writing measurable objectives for the unit, then design the assessment that will measure those objectives. Only after that final assessment is in place do you then plan the lessons that will lead students to success on the final assessment.
I’m putting out this series as an introduction to my new online course, Mastering the Lesson Plan. These four posts and companion podcast episodes will give you the big picture, but the course takes a much deeper dive into each step of the process and gives you practical tools you can use to plan stronger…
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