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21 Questions to ask about curriculum. ASCD.
This resource provides questions to ask yourself while you develop your unit plan assignment for this week, especially with regard to standards and the rationale behind a choice of curriculum planning process.

Curriculum design and lesson planning. ASCD.
This resource lists many helpful websites and materials about curriculum design and lesson planning. Browse the items to find ideas and resources for this week’s assignment.

Dao, P. (2020). Effect of interaction strategy instruction on learner engagement in peer interaction. System, 91, Article 102244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2020.102244
This study looks at a five-stage interaction strategy and its effects on student engagement. The study suggests peer interactions are improved and considers the impact on second language learners.

Cappello, M. (Academic). (2015). Marva Cappello, innovations in instruction [Video]. SAGE Knowledge.
This 24-minute video showcases best practices and innovative teaching techniques that are motivating for today’s ELL students.

Powell, M. (2018, October 30). We don’t know what they don’t know: Building equity by building background knowledge. Education Week.
A teacher describes her experience with not having background knowledge about a given topic. She offers four strategies for helping students to develop background knowledge.

Seo, D., & Taherbhai, H. (2018). What makes Asian English Language learners tick? Asia-Pacific Education Researcher (Springer Science & Business Media B.V.), 27(4), 291–302.
This resource is specifically about the sub-group of Asian ELL students, which is of course diverse in and of itself. Reflect on the author’s point of view and consider the specific groups of ELL students you teach in your context. How do curricular decisions impact each group of ELL students?