EDU 645 week 2 Assignment

Ashford 3: - Week 2 - Assignment

Instructional Plan Design Analysis

Three instructional plan templates constructed by a variety of leaders in education provide solid examples of what quality instructional plans should include. The work of Madeline Hunter dates the furthest back and is still used today, primarily in the elementary setting. Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe provide a more modern approach to curriculum and lesson design with their model of Understanding by Design (UbD). Others, as modeled by the New York State Educational Department, work closely to align their instructional plans with the Common Core State Standards.

Review each of the provided instructional plan designs:

• Common Core Aligned      Instructional plan Template 
• Understanding by      Design-Backwards Design Lesson Template
• Madeline Hunter’s      Instructional Plan Format

Analyze each instructional plan and structure a Word document, essay-style as such:

1. Introduction: Introduce      the essential elements, purpose, and value of creating and following a      high-quality instructional plan. Include a thesis stating your intent to      highlight key elements of each respective plan as well as your intent to      identify what you find to be the most effective plan while justifying your      reasoning.
2. Body: Discuss      the following for EACH instructional plan design. (Do not list—this is      paragraph format without headings/subheadings.) 
   • The source’s name (i.e., Hunter).
   • Key components representing most essential       instructional plan requirements (standard, objective, activities,       assessments, etc.).
   • Unique components (What makes each plan different from       the others? What is notably missing or added compared to the others?).
   • Description of how Gradual Release of Responsibility       Model is or is not represented.
   • Description of how assessment is embedded and       potentially supports informing a teacher of student mastery of the       objective(s).
   • Evidence that the instruction plan stimulates critical       thinking.

Your intent in this first part is to:

• Inform the reader through the introduction and body.
• Identify the instructional plan template that YOU       believe is the most well-rounded and high-quality and justify your       reasons with research and examples.

1. Conclusion: Make      a selection between the three templates as to which one represents the      best instructional plan to you. Include the key elements you’ve explored      thus far. Explain its strengths, and recommend two ways to make it more      effective and high quality. Be sure to justify why enacting your      recommendations would make it better. Your essay will be between four to      five pages, not including the required cover and reference pages, and      should follow APA formatting requirements. You must include a minimum of      five peer-reviewed articles or web references (in addition to the      textbook), including the three from which the templates came, at least one      from any reference used in Weeks One or Two, and one outside source of      your own.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.