A unit overview for teachers. It breaks down the lessons in the unit and offers suggestions for how to move through the material with students. It also includes unit objectives, how much time to spend on each lesson, and modifications to help accommodate diverse classrooms.

Sample: Unlock_Teachers_Parallax_Effect

A unit overview for students. It serves as a roadmap for students to see the goals of each lesson, and better understand how each lesson builds upon the next. It provides a clear pathway for students to see the objectives of the unit, the reason why it is important to learn this skill, and how learning this will prepare them for the next unit.

Sample: Unlock_Students_Parallax_Effect

Intended to be provided to students to encourage independent learning and research on the unit topic. It is an assignment that comes prior to formal instruction on the unit topic, and prompts students to look to professional examples and draw their own conclusions before learning from their teacher. Students Explore on their own, gathering professional resources and information that will serve as a foundation to build upon as they progress through the unit.

Sample: Explore_Parallax_Effect

This is the formal instruction for the unit. It is recommended that teachers scaffold student learning and demonstrate the concepts covered in the Learn document through a teacher sample site to provide students multiple ways to understand the material. Teachers can use this as a guide for demonstrating new concepts to the class, and prompt tactile learners to follow along on their student sites. This document can also be distributed to students to serve as a resource while they work and help absent students catch up on missed instruction.

Sample: Learn_Parallax_Effect

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The key assignment within each unit. It builds upon the independent learning from the Explore assignment and requires students to show mastery of the skills covered in the formal instruction from the Learn materials. This is where students will be adding to their personal websites and taking ownership of the unit material by applying it in a unique way to their websites. Students are encouraged to use the Explore and Learn documents as resources while creating new content for their websites.

Sample: Create_Parallax_Effect

Prompts students to reflect on their learning within the unit. It incorporates peer feedback and an analysis of the feedback provided from “users” on the site. Teachers are encouraged to provide feedback as well. Teachers can also allow time for revisions to the Create assignment, where that serves as a rough draft and the final grade is awarded once students have had the chance to review feedback from other users and make changes based on peer and teacher suggestions.

Sample: Grow_Parallax_Effect