March+9,+2012

March 12, 2012

Purposes:
 * Review why teaching conceptually is important
 * Review Stage 1: Determining Desired Results
 * Introduction: Stage 2: Assessments

Agenda:
 * How are you doing? Fire Up Video
 * 40 Days/40 Months/40 Years Video Clip
 * PowerPoint for Big Picture Look: [[file:HS_Unpacking_PPT-Updated.ppt]]
 * Units Before and After Backward Design:
 * ELA Unit: [[file:ELA Unit- Before and After backward design.rtf]]
 * History/SS Unit: [[file:US History Unit using backward design.rtf]]
 * Lesson Template: [[file:_3-UbD_1page_Template-4.docx]]
 * Give participants time to update their lesson plan
 * Introduction to Stage 2: Assessment:
 * Reading: Overview and Stage 2: [[file:Understanding by Design Overview.docx]]
 * Video: [|Grant Discusses Stage 2]
 * What are Tasks? Narrated PowerPoint: Narrated PowerPoint
 * Example of Authentic Task: Geometry Class
 * Other Evidence: Narrated PowerPoint: Other Evidence
 * Design Checklist for Stage 2: [[file:Stage 2 Checklist.docx]]