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DP Unit Planner en
Transfer goals
List here one to three big, overarching, long-term goals for this unit. Transfer goals are the major goals that ask students to “transfer”, or apply, their
knowledge, skills, and concepts at the end of the unit under new/different circumstances, and on their own without scaffolding from the teacher.
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Essential understandings
List here the key content/skills/concepts that students will know/develop by the end of the unit.
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Missed concepts/misunderstandings
List here likely misunderstandings students may have during the unit with relation to skills, content and concepts.
Content-based:
Skills-based:
Concept-based:
Inquiry questions
List here the understandings above written in question form, preferably as ones that inspire students to answer them. Feel free to create additional
questions that help inspire further inquiry in the unit but may not directly connect to an above essential understanding.
Content-based:
Skills-based:
Concept-based:
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ACTION: teaching and learning through inquiry
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Resources
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Language and learning TOK connections CAS connections
Check the boxes for any explicit language and Check the boxes for any explicit TOK connections Check the boxes for any explicit CAS
learning connections made during the unit. For made during the unit. connections. If you check any of the boxes,
more information on the IB’s approach to provide a brief note in the “details” section
language and learning, please see the guide. explaining how students engaged in CAS for this
unit.
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REFLECTION: Considering the planning, process and impact of the inquiry
Transfer goals
List the transfer goals from the beginning of this unit planner.
Transfer reflection
How successful were the students in achieving the transfer goals by the end of the unit?
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