Description
Culminating Project: Instructional Unit
Create a developmentally appropriate one-week instructional unit that focuses on a secondary grade level and content area of your choice. Your instructional unit must include a unit plan, an annotated bibliography of materials, and four lesson plans.
Unit Plan
Provide a unit title, a unit focus, a unit goal, and unit objectives.
Write a narrative of the development of the unit that includes the following:
Summary of how the unit goal and unit objectives are appropriate for the grade level and content area chosen
List of strategies implemented for culturally responsive teaching to demonstrate cultural competence
Explanation of how specific learning needs will be addressed throughout the unit
List of strategies that can be used to increase student motivation and engagement
Explanation of how formative and summative assessment will be used to plan, evaluate, and strengthen instruction and will promote continuous learning
Annotated Bibliography
Prepare an APA-formatted annotated bibliography of materials needed for the unit. Resources must be aligned with and support unit objectives.
Include the following in your annotated bibliography:
3–5 fiction and non-fiction trade books related to your unit
2–3 resources for parents to support student learning objectives (e.g., websites, books)
1–2 references for teachers and parents about community resources
Lesson Plans
Create four developmentally appropriate lesson plans for your unit.
Include the following in each lesson plan:
Objectives that meet the following criteria:
Reflect various levels of thinking based on a research-based taxonomy of thinking skills
Are specific, measurable, and observable
State what students will know and be able to do
Align to state and national content area standards
Are grade-level and content-area appropriate
List of materials for the lesson and any necessary handouts created for the lesson, including resources that can be used to develop students’ critical thinking and problem solving skills
Detailed instructional sequence with the following elements:
Introduction that sets the stage for learning
Lesson delivery demonstrating questioning techniques that trigger critical thinking and deepen students’ content knowledge
Guided and independent practice activities that meet the following criteria:
Encompass both student-centered and teacher-centered instructional strategies
Are meaningful for students by connecting learning to prior knowledge, to the community, and to real world experiences
Foster students’ appreciation and engagement in subject matter content
Incorporate both student and teacher use of technology
Are varied and diverse to provide all learners with opportunities to demonstrate their learning
Closure
Teacher wrap-up
Final check for understanding
Assessment
Formative assessment that aligns to the lesson objectives (Note: Also include one summative assessment for the unit, assessing all unit objectives.)
