The document provides a template for differentiated unit planning. The template includes columns for knowledge/skills to be taught, direct instruction methods, guided practice activities, independent practice opportunities, assessment methods, and plans for acceleration and remediation. It is designed to help educators plan lessons and units that differentiate instruction based on students' readiness levels, interests, and learning profiles.

1. DIFFERENTIATED UNIT PLANNING TEMPLATE
KNOWLEDGE/SKILL DIRECT INSTRUCTION GUIDED PRACTICE INDEPENDENT PRACTICE ASSESSMENT ACCELERATION AND
REMEDIATION
What knowledge or How will you deliver How will you guide How will you help How will you assess How will you
skills will you teach in direct instruction? students as they students practice progress towards accelerate and
this lesson/unit? (lecture, guided practice applying applying this mastery and mastery? remediate students
Content discussion, film, this knowledge/skill? knowledge/skill (Formative and who are not getting it
reading assignment, (graphic organizers, independently? summative based on the
demonstration, analytic rubrics, (workshops, homework, assessment) assessment?
simulation, step-by- collaborative pairs) teacher conferencing, Process (conferencing, mini
step modeling) Content thinking skills activities) Environment lessons, computer
Content Process Content Product programs, extra help)
Process Process Content
Environment Process
Product Environment
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