Online Class: Unit Studies 101
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11Lessons
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691Students
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4Hours
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0.4CEUs
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Course Description
Mastering the Art of Unit Studies: An Engaging Two-Part Journey
Are you passionate about crafting enriching learning experiences for your students? Whether you're a homeschooling parent or an innovative educator, the technique of creating unit studies is a powerful tool to engage young minds deeply and meaningfully. Our two-part course provides an extensive guide on how to master this dynamic teaching approach, with an exciting deep dive into baseball as a captivating subject.
Understanding the Unit Study Approach:
Unit studies, at their core, are cross-curricular explorations of singular topics, connecting multiple subjects around one central theme. This holistic approach ensures learning is contextual, relevant, and deeply engaging. For instance, a topic like "Rainforests" could encompass biology, geography, conservation ethics, indigenous cultures, and even art.
Part 1: Crafting Comprehensive Unit Studies
This segment delves into the nuts and bolts of creating a unit study:
- Lesson 1: Grasp the foundational techniques to formulate impactful unit studies, ensuring that each lesson is engaging and effective.
- Lesson 2: Understand the nuances of tailoring unit studies to cater to individual learner's interests and academic needs. For instance, if a student is fascinated by ancient Egypt, how can we turn this passion into an expansive learning experience?
- Lesson 3: Delve into aligning your central topic with various academic disciplines, ensuring a comprehensive educational experience.
- Lesson 4: With the vast expanse of resources available, both online and offline, this lesson guides you in curating and compiling the most effective materials for your chosen topic.
Part 2: A Home Run with Baseball:
Using the foundational knowledge from Part 1, we dive into the world of baseball as our chosen topic. But why baseball? This sport, beyond its obvious athletic components, has been deeply intertwined with American history, society, and culture.
- Lesson 5: Understand the broader connections of baseball, from its roots to its significance in modern culture.
- Lesson 6: Explore the artistry within baseball, from stadium designs to iconic sports photography and memorabilia.
- Lesson 7: Dive into the science behind baseball - the physics of a curveball or the biology of a player's reflexes.
- Lesson 8: Appreciate the music inspired by the sport, from classic anthems to contemporary hits that capture the essence of the game.
- Lesson 9: Decode the mathematics behind baseball stats, understanding averages, projections, and more.
- Lesson 10: Engage with baseball in literature, exploring memoirs of legendary players or fiction inspired by poignant moments on the field.
Concluding our course, Lesson 11 is all about cementing knowledge through real-world experiences. Field trips provide hands-on learning opportunities, making abstract concepts tangible. Whether it's a visit to a historic baseball stadium or a meeting with a local player, the world becomes a vibrant classroom.
Why Choose This Course?
Educational trends, as per recent statistics, show a rising preference for holistic, interest-driven learning approaches. Unit studies perfectly fit this mold, making learning memorable and impactful. By the end of our course, not only will you be equipped to craft your own unit studies on diverse topics, but you'll also have a meticulously detailed blueprint on baseball as an interdisciplinary subject.
Enroll now and transform your teaching approach, making every lesson a grand slam!
Course Lessons
Lesson 1: How to Develop Your Own Unit Study
At the conclusion of this lesson, the learner will be able to identify the purpose of a unit study.Lesson 2: How to Choose a Unit Study for Your Child
At the conclusion of this lesson, the learner will be able to pick a topic for a unit study and find resources to support the unit study.Lesson 3: Subject Areas
At the conclusion of this lesson, the learner will be able to relate the unit study to the subject areas, including Social Studies, Art, Science, and Music.Lesson 4: Compiling Resources
At the conclusion of this lesson, the learner will be able to pull together all of the resources to make a successful unit.Lesson 5: Sample Unit Studies Course--Baseball
At the conclusion of this lesson, the learner will be able to make baseball into a vehicle for Social Studies lessons.Lesson 6 Unit Study: Relating Baseball to Art
At the conclusion of this lesson, the learner will be able to relate baseball to art.Lesson 7: Unit Study: Relating Baseball to Science
At the conclusion of this lesson, the learner will be able to relate baseball to science.Lesson 8 Unit Study: Relating Baseball to Music
At the conclusion of this lesson, the learner will be able to relate baseball to music.Lesson 9 Unit Study: Relating Baseball to Math
At the conclusion of this lesson, the learner will be able to relate baseball to math.Lesson 10: Relating Baseball to Language Arts
At the conclusion of this lesson, the learner will be able to relate baseball to Language ArtsLesson 11: The Field Trip
At the conclusion of this lesson, the learner will be able to get maximum educational advantage out of a capstone unit studies activity--The Field Trip.
Learning Outcomes
- Summarize how to develop your own unit study.
- Describe how to choose a unit study for your child.
- Describe subject areas.
- Describe compiling resources.
- Describe sample unit studies course--baseball.
- Describe relating baseball to art.
- Describe relating baseball to science.
- Describe relating baseball to music.
- Describe relating baseball to math.
- Describe relating baseball to language arts.
- Describe the field trip.
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
Additional Course Information
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Student Testimonials
- "Useful feedback, good instructor.. Useful lessons, and I am surprised that it seems as though no one else has taken the course---they should!" -- Timothy M.
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