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This chapter starts with using a grade 10 content strand from the Alberta Program of Studies to illustrate how to plan a unit by starting with the end curricular goals of the unit. A framework is presented and filled out within the chapter to provide concrete examples of one possible way to plan a secondary mathematics unit. From the completion of the unit planning guide, a discussion is built on how to decide where start the unit by focusing on where students currently are in their understandings. Next, the chapter explores planning a lesson using a modification of the three-phase lesson plan. An example of a lesson is created and described in the chapter. Strategies on how to both plan and implement an inquiry-based lesson are discussed throughout the example.
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Holm, J. (2018). Planning a Unit by Starting with the End in Mind: Unit and Lesson Planning. In: Kajander, A., Holm, J., Chernoff, E. (eds) Teaching and Learning Secondary School Mathematics. Advances in Mathematics Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92390-1_41
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