NORTH COLONIE CENTRAL SCHOOLSLATHAM, NEW YORK
Study Group Plan: Understanding by DesignGrant Wiggins and Jay McTighe
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Introduction – Overview
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oday we will focus on a stage UbD activity to hopefully engage us inthe process. Think generically in groups of 4 and consider:
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The quotes
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Meaning of understanding
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Exemplary learning design
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Share out
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What are the implications for each of us at our grade levels andcontent areas? Where are we currently “hitting the mark?” Whatare we missing? What could we be doing differently or better?Day 2 -Stage 1 Identify Desired Results – Chapters 3 – 6 – Participants will work inK-12 content area groups.Focusing questions:In your area:1.What are worthy and appropriate results?2.What is the key desired learning?3.What should students come away understanding, knowing and able todo?4.What big ideas can frame all these objectives?Sub questions:
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What are sources of big ideas?
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How will you prioritize content?
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What is the deal with transferability?
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Are the Six Facets of Understanding helpful in planning for deepunderstanding? If so, in what ways?
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Can essential question facilitate deeper understanding and inquiry? Howare they different from behavioral objectives?
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How are strong essential questions generated? When would you useoverachieving EQs, topical EQs?
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What is understanding? What does it mean in your content are? Gradelevel?In summary:
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So why should we/shouldn’t we be designing curriculum this way?
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What will be different about the design? Process? Will it be better?Why?Day 2 -Stage 2 Assessment Chapters 7 & 8
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