Submit all mini-assignments to goulding.cathlin@gmail.com in a single Word or Google document, labeled “lastname_firstname_mini assignment number” (Example: Goulding_Cath_MiniAssignment3).
#1: Unit Plan and Summative Assessment Rough Draft - DUE FRIDAY, 3/13/2020 by 11:59pm
#2: First Lesson Plan - DUE WEDNESDAY, 4/1/2020 by 11:59pm
For this mini assignment, submit the first lesson plan to showcase your skills in curriculum development and pedagogy. Provide all instructional materials. Use the template to help structure your lesson.
#3: All Lesson Plans - DUE FRIDAY, 4/24/2020 by 11:59pm
Submit all five lessons for the unit plan. At least one of the lessons must make use of a primary document, map, visual/audio source, and technology. Provide all instructional materials.
DUE FRIDAY, 5/15/2020 by 11:59pm
Submit to Cath at goulding.cathlin@gmail.com as one document (Word or Google) file saved as "lastname_firstname_Final Social Studies Unit Plan" (for example, Goulding_Cath_Final Social Studies Unit Plan).
The Social Studies Unit Plan is the final project for the course, where students will demonstrate proficiency in content, curriculum, and lesson planning. The final project for this course asks you to design a one-week GLOBAL instructional unit (5 lessons) that demonstrates your proficiency in conceiving both the big picture and day-to-day execution of curriculum.
You should assume the following basic parameters:
In addition to the five lesson plans, your unit should have a unified theme or topic, and should include the following:
Identifies the grade level (9th or 10th) for which the lessons were written, and that discuss the concepts and goals that guided your design. In other words, what does your unit hope to accomplish in terms of outcomes and how will lessons go about fulfilling these goals? Desired outcomes should address conceptual understanding, skill development, and factual knowledge. Cite at least two course readings.
A series of “essential questions” for the unit and for each lesson guiding the unit’s design, as well as an accompanying narrative explaining why these questions were chosen and how they unite the lessons thematically.
Use the lesson plan template to structure each lesson. Label lesson plans with relevant NYS Learning and Common Core Standards. At least one of the lessons must make use of a primary document, map, visual/audio source, and/or technology. All lesson plans are required to have all instructional materials.
Describe your summative assessment. Include purpose, detailed requirements, connections to standards, assessment plan, and a summary of how the unit scaffolds for completion and success. How will you assess student learning in this unit? How will students apply what they have learned in real-world contexts?
You must include a formal assessment plan, which can include a student expectations, and a rubric, peer or self-review activity, or observation template. A successful unit will include a variety of sources, methods and strategies. The unit will be graded using the scoring rubric available here.
ON WEDNESDAY 5/13/2020
On the final class meeting, you will present your curriculum projects in class as a poster session or PowerPoint. This presentation should teach your colleagues historical content as well as present your unit and lesson plans. Due to time constraints, each student will be given no more than 10 minutes to present their work. Please plan to keep within this time allotment.