Building a full year of math content this summer - my process so far

Two weeks into summer and I have two full units built in WiseBoard. Here is the process I settled on. Week 1: I stubbed out all six units with just the title,…

Discussion

Two weeks into summer and I have two full units built in WiseBoard. Here is the process I settled on. Week 1: I stubbed out all six units with just the title, rough duration, and the three biggest standards for each. This took about 3 hours total and was the best planning time I have spent in a while. Seeing the full year laid out immediately shows you where the content pressure points are. Week 2: I picked my two hardest units to teach, integers and proportional reasoning, and built those out…

Reply from jenwalsh

The 'hardest units first' strategy is exactly what I needed to hear. I was planning to save those for later in the summer when I had more time but you are right that I will have less energy then. Swapping my order tonight.

Reply from jamesokafor

The skeleton-first approach makes sense. I have been trying to build lessons in detail before I have the full year mapped and it always feels like I am building without knowing the floor plan. Skeleton first, then details.