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I can remember my first year as a teacher all too well. I began my career at a small charter school, teaching math, social studies, and a STEM elective class. Three different preps for a first-year teacher who had just left his accounting job and earned his alternative teaching certification. I was handed a textbook and a list of Texas state standards that my fifth and sixth graders were expected to master by the end of the year. I learned very quickly that well-planned instruction design is required to achieve effective learning.
I am now venturing into new territory. Although I have spent years crafting units, projects and lessons for middle schoolers, this will be the first time that I carefully design a learning unit for teachers. Currently, I have been examining backward design as a part of my Innovation Plan, where I plan to help teachers facilitate blended learning and Project-Based Learning as they create their own significant learning environments for students.
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