Model I (Apple Template) 
The metaphor of apples growing on a tree (representing each new direction technology takes us and each new knowledge gained when observing children engaged in learning) appealed to the team designing this template. Those who have had some background in meaningful, engaged learning, or who just believe that new technologies and learnings are essential to prepare students for the future, should certainly explore this template.
Note: The following table provides an overview of the topics presented in the
model. To bypass this table, viewers may proceed directly to the text-only
information for Model I.
| Learning Experience Questions | Unit Questions | Curriculum Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | Goals | Goals |
| Content | Content | Content |
| Prior learning, interests, misconceptions… | List of learning experiences | List of units |
| Major learning experience components | ||
| Management | ||
| Assessment | Assessment | Assessment |
| Support Services and Special teacher Notes | Support Services and Special Teacher notes | Support services and special teacher notes |
| Materials and resources | Materials and resources | Materials and resources |
Goals:
Why are you planning this learning experience?
What are your goals?
What school district, state, and/or national standards and outcomes are addressed?
What new knowledge, skills, habits of mind, and attitudes will your students gain?
Content:
What important content will you teach using this learning experience?
Will you present the content as a problem, theme, issue, or topic?
What role will students play in selecting content?
In what ways will this content promote worthwhile and engaged learning?
What technology is needed to support and enhance the content?
Prior Learning, Interests, Misconceptions, and Conceptual Difficulties:
What student needs, interests, and prior learning are a basis for this learning
experience?
What conceptual difficulties might students have?
How will the learning experience address these conceptual difficulties?
What misconceptions might your students have?
How will the learning experience address these misconceptions?
Major Learning Experience Components:
How will you engage the learners?
What learning actions will they use?
How will you use technology to engage the learner?
What role will inquiry play in this learning experience?
Briefly outline this learning experience.
Management:
How will you manage students working in cooperative or collaborative groups?
... with partners?
... independently?
How will you arrange the classroom physically?
Where will the students work? (variety of learning environments)
How will you deal with students who need extra help/have special needs? (instructional strategies)
How will you address safety issues?
Assessment:
What assessment tools will you use?
How will you build them into the learning experience?
How will you guide students to assess themselves?
How will you assess the learning experience?
How do these assessments coordinate with your school, district, state and/or national assessment standards?
Support Services and Special Teacher Notes:
What additional materials will you need to gather or purchase?
What help will you need with computers, software, the Internet, or other technology applications?
What other help will you need, such as a special education teacher, to advise or assist you with special students?
Materials and Resources:
Books and other familiar resources
Community resources
Technology resources
Colleagues
Goals:
Why are you planning this unit?
What are your goals?
What school district, state, and/or national standards and outcomes are addressed?
What new knowledge, skills, habits of mind, and attitudes will your students gain?
Content:
What important content will you teach using this unit?
In what ways will this content promote worthwhile and engaged learning?
What technology is needed to support and enhance the content?
How does this unit fit with your grade-level curriculum?
List of Learning Experiences:
How will you sequence the learning experiences for this unit?
What assessment tools will you use?
How do these assessments coordinate with your school, district, state and/or national assessment standards?
How will you assess the effectiveness of this unit?
Support Services and Special Teacher Notes:
What additional materials will you need to gather or purchase?
What help will you need with computers, software, the Internet, or other technology applications?
What other help will you need, such as a special education teacher, to advise or assist you with special students?
Materials and Resources:
Books and other familiar resources
Community resources
Technology resources
Colleagues
Goals:
What are your goals?
What school district, state, and/or national standards and outcomes are addressed?
What new knowledge, skills, habits of mind, and attitudes will your students gain?
Content:
What important content will be covered?
In what ways will this content promote worthwhile and engaged learning?
What technology is needed to support and enhance the content?
How does this grade level curriculum fit with the district K-12 curriculum?
List of Units:
How will you sequence these units?
Assessment:
What assessment tools will be used?
How do these assessments coordinate with your school, district, state and/or national assessment standards?
How will you assess the effectiveness of this curriculum?
Support Services and Special Teacher Notes:
What additional materials will you need to gather or purchase?
What help will you need with computers, software, the Internet, or other technology applications?
What other help will you need, such as a special education teacher, to advise or assist you with special students?
Materials and Resources:
Books and other familiar resources:
Community resources:
Technology resources:
Colleagues