I’m in a similar boat with you. I’ve only taught the course for one year so far (going on two), but felt that I had a pretty successful flow while following experienced teachers’ advice to start with Unit 3 (because many students taking the class are excited to get into the programming portion) and to include the ET at the end of the first semester. So here’s what I ended up doing (also feeling rushed most of the time): 3,1,ET, then 5,CT with select important lessons from 2,4 as needed throughout the year to round out the standards. My biggest flaw I think, was not pushing my students hard enough and not planning out my year of lessons ahead of time. A great learning experience and a lot of things that worked well, and things that I’d change.
After checking a few related forum posts, I found this: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MOu5qrQcN98H3MFoGwSr0YXZC-19tRi0QY6W88KoPjU/edit#gid=0
from this forum discussion: Pacing guide 2017-2018
I think I’ll change around just a few things, like ET at the end of the first semester, push the full Unit 4 to start at the beginning of the second semester, and cut a few lessons as needed on the fly. I haven’t decided whether or not to start my kids off with Unit 3 again or not. I think I’ll start with either Unit 3 or 1 based off the student roster and previous experiences.
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