Basic Unit Plan Format
Unit planning is a way of organizing ideas, and keeping the focus on what we are teaching students and why we're teaching it. At the same time, we are looking at standards...
When working with unit plans, we use a tool called the Diamonds of Alignment. It shows the relationship between Standards and the "Why" (Essential Questions and Big Ideas)...
When considering the internal alignment of units, color-coding can help identify the relationship between elements like the enduring understandings, essential...
When we are working through internal alignment of a unit, alpha-numeric coding helps us to organize and recognize the relationship between content (what) and skills...