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278: How to Create an Assessment Plan

The Cult of Pedagogy Podcast · Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:17:00 +0000

It's part 2 of our Back to Basics series on unit planning! Last episode, we looked at the overall process and started by setting measurable objectives for a sample unit. Now we're going to design a unit assessment plan that includes diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments. I'm putting out this series as an introduction to my new online course, Mastering the Lesson Plan. These four episode

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Spanish for Beginners · Sun, 15 Apr 2018 10:27:17 +0000

Lesson 21: The sun is shining Chapter 21: "El héroe prometido" — The hero that was promised

Spanish for Beginners: Lesson 20 – Verbs like Gustar

Spanish for Beginners · Sun, 15 Apr 2018 10:25:38 +0000

Lesson 20: Latinos on the silver screen Chapter 20: "Hierba milagrosa" — Miraculous herb

Spanish for Beginners: Lesson 19 – Reflexive Verbs

Spanish for Beginners · Sun, 15 Apr 2018 10:23:52 +0000

Lesson 19: Lifestyles of the rich and… reflexive Chapter 19: "Abre los ojos" — Open your eyes

Spanish for Beginners: Lesson 18 – Indirect Object Pronouns, Direct & Indirect Object Pronouns Together

Spanish for Beginners · Sun, 15 Apr 2018 10:22:03 +0000

Lesson 18: Bitter water Chapter 18: "Relaciones públicas" — Public relations

Spanish for Beginners: Lesson 17 – Direct Object Pronouns

Spanish for Beginners · Sun, 15 Apr 2018 10:20:00 +0000

Lesson 17: Knock on wood Chapter 17: "Un hombre nuevo" — A new man

Spanish for Beginners: Lesson 15 – Irregular and Go-verbs (Present)

Spanish for Beginners · Sun, 15 Apr 2018 10:15:51 +0000

Lesson 15: What the world needs now Chapter 15: "La belleza es todo" — Beauty is everything

Spanish for Beginners: Lesson 14 – Past Participles & Present Perfect

Spanish for Beginners · Sun, 15 Apr 2018 10:14:11 +0000

Lesson 14: Chasing perfection Chapter 14: "Todo es belleza" — Everything is beauty

277: How to Plan a Unit of Instruction

The Cult of Pedagogy Podcast · Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:53:00 +0000

I'm kicking off a four-episode Back to Basics series that will offer a practical overview of how to effectivley plan a unit of instruction. This week we'll start with the big picture, an overview of the process I use for planning a unit, starting with setting measurable objectives and getting a sense for how you will assess them at the end of the unit. In the next episode, we'll zoom in on that pr