Water+of+life+MYP+unit+planner

toc =MYP Unit Planner= Assessment


 * **Unit Title** || Water of life  ||
 * Teacher(s) ||  ||
 * Subject and grade level || Form 1/2 ||
 * Time frame and duration || 6 lessons ||

=Stage 1: Integrate significant concept, area of interaction and unit question=

Why have we chosen this ||  ||= What are the big ideas? What do we want our students to retain for years into the future? ||
 * = **Area of interaction focus** ||= <> ||= **Significant concept(s)** ||
 * = Which area of interaction will be our focus?
 * Fill in the AoI here ||  || Water is a precious resource and its control is vital ||
 * > |> ||= **MYP unit question** || <| ||
 * || How much water do I use? || ||
 * || How much water do I use? || ||

=Assessment=

What task(s) will allow students the opportunity to respond to the question? What will constitute acceptable evidence of understanding? How will students show what they have understood?

Which specific MYP objectives will be addressed in this unit?

Which MYP assessment criteria will be used

=Stage 2:Backward planning: from the assessment to the learning activities through inquiry=

=Content= What knowledge and/or skills (from the course overview) are going to be used to enable the student to respond to the unit question? What (if any) state, provincial, district or local standards / skills are going to be addressed? How can they be unpacked to develop the significant concepts for stage 1?

=Approaches to Learning= How will this unit contribute to the overall development of subject specific and general approaches to learning skills?

=Learning experiences= How will students know what is expected of them? Will they see examples, rubrics, templates? How will students acquire the knowledge and practise the skills required? How will they practise applying these?

=Teaching strategies= How will we use formative assessment to give students feedback during the unit? What different methodologies will we employ How are we differentiating teaching and learning for all? How have we made provision for learning in a language other than their mother tongue? How have we considered those with special educational needs?

=Resources= What resources are available to us? How will our classroom environment, local environment and/or the community be used to facilitate students' experiences during the unit?**