Don't Worry... "I'm Still Learning."

 Reflecting Upon My First Unit Plan

Admittedly, I had no idea what I was doing when I submitted the my first unit plan into canvas. Nevertheless, I enjoyed playing teacher while I put the content into my template and essentially planned a unit for the very first time. This was an enjoyable task and it sparked the structured side of me that enjoys watching systems being created. Units turn into lessons, lessons turn into activities, activities turn into objectives. Or all of that backwards depending upon who you ask. 

I was a bit frustrated when I started this unit plan considering the fact that we have never created one in any class during my three years of AEE coursework. Thus, I had no reference of what to do. Understandably, there is no one way to make a unit plan and the elements of a unit and lesson are given to us in a rubric. I would compare these elements to the ingredients of a cake. If we gave our students all the ingredients to bake a cake and a recipe to follow, would they be able to bake it on their own? Depends. My personal feedback for my educators would be to incorporate a unit in their instruction where we have to create a lesson plan in class so we have a higher sense of efficacy when we reach the fall. 

Regardless, I enjoyed the challenge and the overall experience of creating a lesson plan. I'll just have to follow the rubric next time.