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A unit helps guide students to achieve the concepts and skills expected. Use the unit plan template and the following steps as a guide.\nDirections: Follow the steps below to draft your unit. Please consider using the \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.buffalo.edu/catt/develop/design/course-design.html\" \u0014Backwards Design\u0015 framework and the guiding questions below to help you develop each unit component.\nStep 1: Using your scope and sequence template copy and paste a unit below.\nStep 2: Develop your unit plan. Please consider using the \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.buffalo.edu/catt/develop/design/course-design.html\" \u0014Backwards Design\u0015 framework and guiding questions below for support.\nIdentify and write your unit objectives.\nConsider what questions will help guide and foster student understanding.\nDevelop a continuum of assessments to measure your students’ progress and to determine if they have achieved the unit objectives.\nDetermine your teaching methods and design a sequence of activities to help your students achieve the unit objectives.\nEnsure your course content is accessible and inclusive.\nUnit Plan – Guiding Questions\nUnit Plan – Template\nUnit Plan Template adapted from - Wiggins, G., & McTighe, J. (2005). Understanding by design (Expanded 2nd edition.). Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.","cbCaid5cPzwYqG3F","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaid5cPzwYqG3F","docx",68508,"English","# Unit Plan Template\n## Introduction\n## Directions\n## Step 1: Using your scope and sequence template copy and paste a unit below.\n## Step 2: Develop your unit plan.","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the Unit Plan Template?\",\"answer\":\"The Unit Plan Template is designed to guide educators in developing comprehensive unit plans that help students achieve expected concepts and skills.\"},{\"question\":\"What framework is recommended for developing unit plans?\",\"answer\":\"The document recommends using the Backwards Design framework and provides guiding questions to support its implementation.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the key components of developing a unit plan according to this template?\",\"answer\":\"Key components include identifying unit objectives, formulating guiding questions, developing assessments, determining teaching methods and activities, and ensuring content accessibility and inclusivity.\"}]","University at Buffalo Curriculum, Assessment and Teaching Transformation | DOCX"]