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Using Unit Overview Sheets in a PLC
Direct link to this resource page: http://bit.ly/unitoverviewsheets
For sixth grade classroom teacher Bill Ferriter, no single tool has been more useful to him as a classroom teacher or to the work of his learning teams than unit overview sheets -- documents that detail the standards that students are expected to master during a cycle of instruction in approachable language. Unit overview sheets provide focus for learning teams by ensuring that every teacher knows what to teach in every unit. They also provide starting points for the assessment, remediation and enrichment decisions of learning teams. More importantly, however, unit overview sheets can be used to engage students in ongoing self-assessment over the course of a cycle of instruction -- a practice that has a profound impact on learning. This page is designed as a resource for any teachers interested in exploring the role that unit overview sheets can play in their own work.
Building Background Knowledge
The following posts from Bill's blog can help you to better understand the hows and the whys behind unit overview sheets as a tool for both instruction and for strengthening PLCs.
My Middle Schoolers Love our Unit Overview Sheets - Details the way that Bill uses unit overview sheets with students and shares the thoughts and opinions that his students have about unit overview sheets as an instructional tool.

from Digitally Speaking
http://digitallyspeaking.pbworks.com/Using%20Unit%20Overview%20Sheets%20in%20a%20PLC