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Unit Planning Overview
Unit Planning Overview
This form of unit planning allows me to work through my backwards planning model with the end goal being a summative task that my students will need to complete to connect what they have learned throughout the entire unit. Summative tasks are a form of PBL (project based learning) that is required across all grade levels and content areas in my school because of our participation in the IB program. My unit planning process must align to the state standards for 8th grade science and to the IB statement of inquiry that we created in the planning process. We have specific command terms that must guide our content delivery and the individual summative task at the end of the unit with strict guidelines for completion. If I do not set an end goal for myself and my students at the beginning of the unit plan, we are less likely to be successful in the summative task that I design with my grade level team.
Portfolio Unit 1 Science MYP Year 3- Chemistry.pdfOur IB unit plan is designed to align with both content objectives and the Ib learning community objectives. This is a copy of my unit plan for our Chemistry unit detailing the number of days spent on the unit, daily activities, and statement of inquiry for the unit. These must be completed prior to teaching content along with the summative assessment. Backwards planning is critical to meeting the desired objective of each unit plan.
IB Unit Plan
IB Unit Plan
Our IB (International Baccalaureate) unit plan is another tool that we develop during the summer months as a foundational planning tool. Not only does this unit plan have our daily activities and objectives, but it must include the IB components of study to be aligned with our schools learning objectives. Elements of the IB portion include key concepts, global concepts, related concepts, statement of inquiry, factual question, debatable question, and conceptual question for each unit. We will typically have 4-5 units per year and we must complete this unit plan for each of the units. This planner goes beyond just structuring content and allows educators to incorporate IB behavioral characteristics into their lesson planning. The concepts in this unit plan must be transferable to different content areas and drive instructional practices for every teacher in my school.
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