WGU-C368 : Unit and Lesson Planning

Content - Answer- the knowledge, skill, rule, concept, or creative process that you wish students to learn Backward mapping - Answer- also known as "backward design"; a planning tool that prompts you to begin planning by asking the following questions: What intended learning outcomes or goals do you have for your students? How will students demonstrate their achievement or understanding of these learning outcomes? Understanding by Design - Answer- a template that teachers can use to guide their decision making when planning backwards; first stage addresses desired results, including statements about established goals, essential questions, and understanding about what students will understand, will know, and will be able to do; second stage addresses assessment evidence, and prompts the teacher to identify specific assessments to be used during the unit; third stage addresses the learning plan, which includes a listing of the major learning activities and lessons Course - Answer- a complete sequence of instruction that includes a major division of the subject matter Course planning - Answer- organizing and scheduling the content to be taught during the time allotted for the course, whether that time is for a year, semester, trimester, or quarter Products of course planning - Answer- list of goals, outline of course content, notations of how much time to spend on each unit, syllabus, notes about ordering supplies/materials Term - Answer- the amount of time the school district designates for the length of a marking period (typically 8 to 10 weeks) for report cards Term planning - Answer- the preparation of more detailed outlines of the content to be covered within a marking period or term; commonly broken down into weeks Unit - Answer- a major subdivision of a course involving planned instruction about some central theme, topic, issue, or problem for a period of several days to a maximum of three weeks Unit planning - Answer- developing a sequence of daily plans that addresses the topic of the unit in a cohesive way; considered by many teachers to be the most important phase of planning; have more detail than term plans and are often linked directly to major theme