Effective planning and implementation of instruction are based on the professional reflective practice of the classroom teacher. As learning architects, teachers design instruction. They develop units as well as day-to-day lessons. Learning is greatly enhanced and teaching improved when teachers balance their immersion in teaching and learning activities with regular opportunities to revise their instructional plans and practices. Using a systematic approach to instructional design, teachers set goals based on state standards, other worthy outcomes, and the needs of the target learners. They organize effective instructional strategies. Materials and resources are gathered and developed as they plan the implementation of their instruction and assessments while pursuing the goal of reaching all students. Effective teaching and learning come from carefully planning units of instruction. A unit links lessons and assessment into a well constructed learning package. Designing units is like creating your own jigsaw puzzles. Each piece - or lesson - contributes to the whole picture. Merely producing individual activities and daily lesson plans is not enough. MarcoPolo Oregon provides you with a unit template model incorporating the elements of the instructional design framework represented in the flowchart below.   Where Can We Take You?  Learn more about the unit design model  Examine sample units  Download a preformatted unit design template See a detailed summary of the practices above

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