Hey all

I have been wondering how educators plan their own units. With university we are given templates, such as the one for EDC 3100, so is that just a generic plan or is it developed by Microsoft Excel?

Another thing is whether or not that service teachers have to actually form their unit plans from scratch? I have found that this is not the case. Educators in Queensland can actually download a generic unit planner template from www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/3165.html. This means that half of your troubles are over, because you do not have to create your template from scratch. Another way to make life just that bit easier is to go to the Teacher Resource Centre, where you can access a number of different resources for your classroom.

We all know that writing up lessons and units takes a great deal of time, but one of my mentors actually told me that it does get easier with time and practice. Best part is, we don’t have to sit Microsoft Excel and curse and scream for a couple of hours before we actually start planning for school.

Thanks again for reading my blog

Matt