Announcements

**WHAT IS EXPECTED FOR MY UNIT PLAN?**

 * Stage 1**

Include the template

Standards

EU’s, EQ’s (2-4 each)

Knowledge: List: Events, vocab., formulas, people (Content)

Skills: What do students have to be able to do?


 * Stage 2**

GRASPS

Performance Task (description)

Other assessments (Quiz, tests…)

Rubric for PT only


 * Stage 3**

5 lessons-about 5 class periods-about 1-2 pages each.

Performance Task = 1 lesson

Hook = 1 lesson

Use WHERETO as a checklist to make sure all elements are there and include it as part of your template.

You do not need all copies of quizzes and tests, but you need to refer to them.

Be sure that your lesson plans all relate back to EQs and/or EUs.

Refer to the checklist under Stag 3 in the template as a guide when writing your lesson plans

//**Also...:**//

3 Reflections-one for each stage

1 Overall reflection of the entire class.

Integration of technology in the unit

What effect has this course had on my teaching?
 * PRESENTATION**


 * 20 minutes approx.
 * Briefly describe your unit
 * Describe 5 key elements of you have learned that will change your teaching.
 * Presentation format: use Powerpoint or some visual.

Homework for Wednesday:
 * ** Stage 1:Big Idea, EQ’s, EU’s, Standards, Knowledge Skills… **
 * ** Stage 2: Performance Assessment (using GRASPS) and other assessments plus holistic or analytic rubric to judge the PT. **
 * ** Two reflections-Stage 1 and Stage 2 (each 2 pages). **

Homework for Tuesday:
 * === Read: “UbD Intro” and UbD In A Nutshell” on course website under “Readings”. ===
 * === Begin researching/developing your topic ===
 * === Check out potential standards for your unit. ===
 * === Begin developing EQs and Understandings. ===
 * === Reflection on Stage 1 ===
 * === Be sure that it is your view on it…not a summary of Stage 1…but how it affects your thinking about teaching and learning. ===
 * === Be sure that it is your view on it…not a summary of Stage 1…but how it affects your thinking about teaching and learning. ===

Before Day 1:

It is important that you purchase this text before the course begins:

McTighe, J. & Wiggins, G. (2004). __Understanding by Design Professional Development Workbook.__

I look forward to seeing you!

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Bill <span style="color: #493b3b; display: block; font-family: HoeflerText-Regular,'Hoefler Text','Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #493b3b; display: block; font-family: HoeflerText-Regular,'Hoefler Text','Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">

<span style="color: #493b3b; display: block; font-family: HoeflerText-Regular,'Hoefler Text','Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Email from Bill on 6-21-12: <span style="color: #493b3b; display: block; font-family: HoeflerText-Regular,'Hoefler Text','Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #493b3b; display: block; font-family: HoeflerText-Regular,'Hoefler Text','Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"> Hi everyone,

I look forward to learning together in the NEC Summer Institute next week for the course Dynamics of Curriculum and Instruction: Understanding by Design. I have a few reminders for you:

1. The day goes from 8 AM to 4 PM Monday through Thursday in the Science Building, Room 126 on campus.

2. Breakfast (7:15-8 AM) and Lunch (Noon to 1 PM) are served at the Gilmore Dining Hall. There will also be a break around 2:15 PM every day with drinks and snack in the lobby.

3. Our class website is at: http://summerubd.wikispaces.com/. On the home page you can download the class syllabus, check out the reference for the class book, and get a flavor for what we will be working on in our four days. There's also a campus map on the home page.

If you have any questions, contact me at any time at wcarozza@nec.edu or wcarozza@mac.com.

See you Monday! At the moment there are five students in the class so we should have great discussion.

Best,

Bill