Unit
Information
Unit:
Introduction to Shop Safety for Welding
Class
Sessions: 15
Length
of Sessions: 90 minutes
This past week I received my first unit plan back
with peer reviewed feedback. It felt so
good to complete my first unit plan. But
there is no time for celebration because there are roughly eighteen more to
go. After reviewing my unit plan there
were both areas where I excelled at and areas of improvement to make my unit
plans a sound foundation for my lessons.
I have come to realize creating a good unit plan makes creating day to
day lesson plans that much easier.
First I will start with the positives of my unit
plan. The objectives I had stated were
very clear and concise. It is well
understood what is planned to be taught each day and how it will be measured. Setting my unit plan up into charts was very beneficial. It makes my entire unit plan that much more
accessible and organized when someone is looking for something specific. Within my unit plan I also clearly had my
unit goals stated. Hoping that out of
all the material I would be teaching on my introduction to shop safety for
welding these are the things I desire my students retain.
With every positive there is always a negative. I myself had quite a few negatives for my
first unit plan. But that is okay it was
my first unit plan! I didn’t expect to
create a perfect document. It was very helpful
having two of my peers’ review my unit plan and give me their feedback. Anytime you can get multiple eyes to examine
something the quality of the work to be submitted will be astronomically
better. Anyways things to take into
consideration when I create more unit plans.
The first is to check over my grammar and
spelling. Proofreading and spell
checking my work is important. Sometimes
what I envision my students doing in my head isn’t exactly what I have written
down. This can be eliminated with
proofreading. During assessments I need
to set a timeline as to when they will be given. Most of all I need to add objectives to some
lessons. I have to keep in mind that I
have 90 minutes of instruction with my students. Having too much material prepared is better
than having too little. I will have to
go back through my unit plan and address concerns where I do not have enough
objectives labeled for the lesson.
All in all the ball is rolling and those baby steps
will have to be picked up into strides before the end of the semester. The planning is on!
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