Lesson 1.3: Goal Setting and Brainstorming
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Lesson Objective
Participants will be able to...
- Prepare a personal Unit Planner document in Google Drive to use for the remainder of this mini-course
- Describe goals, ideas, and concerns through a brainstorming session
Set Up
What are my next steps? Now that you have fully grasped all the amazing rewards you will gain by integrating dance into your curriculum, it is time to start laying down the foundation for your unit. You will be using a pre-made google doc to brainstorm and design your unit.
To begin...
- Click here to open the Course Google Drive
- "Right" click on the document titled "[TEMPLATE] Unit Planner"
- Click "Make a Copy" (you will not be able to write on the template)
- Open your copied document and remember to edit the title to include your name (ie. John Smith Unit Planner)
- Drag or "move" your personal Unit Planner document to the "Participants' Unit Planner" folder)*
- (Alternatively for step #2, you can open document and click "File", then click "Make a Copy")
>*The Course Google Drive Folder will be linked throughout this mini-course for quick accessibility. However, if you do not want to share your work with other participants with access, then remove your document from the Course Google Drive and check the share settings. You can also wait to do this at the end, if you want the best of both worlds.
Brainstorm
Where do I start? First, just dream. This is not a place for pessimism or 'can't do' attitudes. Simply state what you would want this unit to accomplish if you had no obstacles or limitations.
On your Unit Planner in the Course Google Drive, respond to brainstorm question #1: "What are 3-4 of your goals for this interdisciplinary unit?"
What if I already know what unit or content area I want to fix-up? If you already have an idea of a topic that could use a little extra creative boost, that is great! Here is the time to write it down. If not... that is okay too. In the next unit we will explore some dance concept to hopefully inspire a natural connection to your discipline.
On your Unit Planner in the Course Google Drive, respond to brainstorm question #2: "Is there a specific unit or content area you are looking to invigorate through dance?"
Reflect
How do you feel now compared to when you started this unit? Are you confident and ready to continue on this path towards dance integration?
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