What do you do to prepare for a new unit? by Rachel Miller https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5 How do you plan? How often is the textbook the source of the plan? How often is district curriculum referenced? How detailed are your plans? Do you design units and then lessons or just a string of lessons? How should you plan for optimal preparation and good results? What’s the role of templates and checklists in such planning? How much of the planning process should be mandated or at least recommended vs. left up to the individual teacher? en-us 2018-08-04 15:11:48 UTC 2018-08-27 14:43:58 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png Look at my calendar - rachelmiller1 https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/271951415 2018-08-04 15:18:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/271951415 Ask other teachers when they are starting the unit rachelmiller1 https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/271951427 2018-08-04 15:18:55 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/271951427 Use the Teacher's book and unit plans on the drive https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275550966 2018-08-27 14:38:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275550966 See what aligns with classroom instruction, look at/think about end of unit projects, check teacher book, check google drive https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275551357 2018-08-27 14:39:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275551357 Look at Atlas for ELA expectations https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275551448 2018-08-27 14:39:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275551448 -print a calendar, put in dates and any weird school day interruptions https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275551464 - think about who my students are, what their levels are and what my goals for them are
- look at their roadmap, and compentencies and benchmarks still needed for graduation to identify what kind of focus is needed 
-use text or google to get ideas

]]> 2018-08-27 14:39:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275551464 Think of my students' proficiency levels. https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275551467 2018-08-27 14:39:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275551467 Look at standards, unit outcome goals https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275551496 2018-08-27 14:39:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275551496 Talk to classroom teacher to align skills the students are working on https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275551597 2018-08-27 14:39:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275551597 Talk with the classroom teacher to match ELD instruction with the content the students are learning. Use the Reach book as a guide to create thematic lessons. https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275551631 2018-08-27 14:39:48 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275551631 Look through my mentor texts to find read alouds https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275551689 2018-08-27 14:39:55 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275551689 reach out to colleagues https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275551949

]]> 2018-08-27 14:40:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275551949 brainstorm objects and images for an interactive word/vision wall https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275552071 2018-08-27 14:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275552071 pull resources (books, videos etc) on theme https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275552118 2018-08-27 14:40:51 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275552118 Collaborate with classroom teachers to align skills to work on during unit https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275552179 2018-08-27 14:40:59 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275552179 Consult with content teachers to know the CC standards they're working on https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275552249 2018-08-27 14:41:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275552249 look at the theme, grammar structures/language and brainstorm possible end of unit tasks https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275552268 also, leave room for improvisation as the unit shapes with the students' inquiries and suggestions...]]> 2018-08-27 14:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275552268 create an end of unit project https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275552458 2018-08-27 14:41:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275552458 Backwards plan from the end-of-unit assessment https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275552681 2018-08-27 14:42:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275552681 Decide on end of unit project/assessment and decide what skills need to be addressed in order to do project https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275552734 2018-08-27 14:42:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275552734 Look at the skills throughout that unit in REACH to determine an end of the unit project that would coincide https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275552996 2018-08-27 14:42:43 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275552996 Look at the writing project https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275553030 2018-08-27 14:42:48 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275553030 Look at the theme /Big Idea https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275553148 2018-08-27 14:43:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275553148 Teach/review academic vocabulary https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275553161 2018-08-27 14:43:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelmiller1/zna9t8wg1rs5/wish/275553161