Handout: Sample Unit Planning Template

Title of the Unit:

Grade:__ Content Area: __ Dates:

Big Idea/Theme/Essential Question:

Standards and Benchmarks in this Unit:

Standard(s)	Benchmarks to be assessed

(insert rows as needed.)

For each assessed benchmark, define:

At the end, what will students know and be able to do?	What will proficiency look like?	What will students do to demonstrate this?	Assessment product: where will evidence of learning be found?

(copy and paste table as needed.)

Instructional Steps/Learning Activities:

What will your students be doing?

(include formative assessments) How will you differentiate this learning for ALL students?

What will the teacher(s) do to facilitate the student learning? Include effective instructional practices.

Instructional materials/resources

Check: Has instruction and assessment been planned for each identified benchmark?

Adapted from Mctighe and Wiggins. Understanding by Design Framework. Retrieved from https://www.ascd.org/ASCD/pdf/siteASCD/publications/UbD_WhitePaper0312.pdf

Handout: Sample Unit Planning Template

Standards and Benchmarks in this Unit:

For each assessed benchmark, define:

Instructional Steps/Learning Activities:

Instructional materials/resources

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