Creating a Unit Plan was very educational for me. Prior to this class, I had never created a Lesson Plan much less an entire Unit Plan. I found it to be great practice for my career in teaching. I know that I will be doing a lot more of these in the years to come. One of the things that was the most helpful to me was having a template to follow. I would never have thought that so much needed to be considered when planning a Unit. It was good to see all of the components laid out. Even though I had created Unit Questions and Learning Objectives at the beginning of the semester, I learned the importance of going back to further align all of these aspects for the entire plan. This needs to be a work in progress that goes through many alterations to be the most effective. It was helpful to see everything in one place and tie it all together.
The section of the Unit Plan dedicated to accommodations was very beneficial for me. It made me think through parts of the unit in a way that I hadn’t really considered when initially creating the lessons. It really showed me how important that it is to keep that in mind throughout the planning process. Some of the modifications actually would work for all students and should just be implemented into the plan.
The Procedures section was a wonderful exercise in creating individual lessons that can be weaved together, like a tapestry, to answer that original Unit Question. It really challenged me to integrate our individual technology assignments into the overall plan. By the end, I could really see myself incorporating all of these into my future classroom one day.
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