Content+and+Substance

BACK

**__ Content and Substance __**__ : __ Educators, in collaboration with the community, identify the essential learnings and skills that students must master. ** Questions to ask yourself ** : •Is the content – the facts, opinions, cultural artifacts, books, and materials – rich and culturally relevant? •Is the content that students are expected to work with aligned with the content that is given emphasis in mandated testing programs and other measures of student learning? •Are the ideas, propositions, facts, and insights that are presented consistent with those generally agreed upon by scholars in those disciplines? •Is the content appropriate to students’ maturity level, experience, and background, and is it packaged and presented in a way that is highly attractive to students? ** Action: ** Decide on key concepts or skills that you expect students to know as a result of this learning experience (Big Ideas)

**Tools, Examples, or Tasks that Create Quality Content and Substance:**

Youth Voices