Form a group or partnership with students seeking the same or similar certification. Students could have different subject certifications at the upper grades or all-level and still work together. Groups of 2 or 3 work best.
Exchange communication information with group members. You may decide to use the Blackboard email for the course. If so, members must remember to check their Blackboard email.
Divide up responsibilities; however, each group member must plan at least a 9 week section of the Yearly Plan.
Decide on a grade level to focus on.
All members of the group should thoroughly read the TEKS for the grade and subject.
Consult with your mentor teacher on references. How do they plan their curriculum for the year?
Alief ISD has a pacing guide found by going to their home page at http://www.alief.isd.tenet.edu/Default.htm . Other districts have pacing guides, curriculum planning guides, or similarly-named planning guides for teachers.
Use the yearly plan schedule format posted in Course Content on Blackboard to assist you when you create the schedule.
Decide who is doing the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th 9 weeks. For a partnership, one person does the fall semester planning and one does spring.
Each unit should be about 10 days in length. A little shorter or longer is okay. Each unit should be guided first by the TEKS, and then by the calendar. Remember to include review time and assessments in academic subjects.
The HBU library contains school textbooks on the second floor for reference that you are allowed to check out. You are required to use a textbook and bring it on the days that Yearly Plans are due.
Keep in contact with your group members to assess progress and compare.
Try to complete as much as possible by the draft due date. This will give you guidance and feedback on your progress.
Ask your mentor teacher for feedback on your planning.
A rubric is used in this Evaluation. Name of rubric: Yearly Plan Rubric for EDUC 4301 [View rubric link opens in new window] Final scoring method: Score is automatically computed based on rubric criteria scores
A rubric is used in this Evaluation. Name of rubric: Unit Plan for EDUC 4301 [View rubric link opens in new window] Final scoring method: Score is automatically computed based on rubric criteria scores
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