February+1

The following are unit planning tools I was able to locate from my files. Let's discuss how helpful these are when planning a unit. Are there other strategies/considerations that need to be included? What if these had drop-down menus of ideas? You have two ways to discuss - you can either post on the discussion board like we've done in past weeks or you can add directly to this page. If you add to this page, change the color of your text.

__**Learning Activities. . . **__ (How was the information organized to help them get the work done?) (Did I provide different ways for my students to complete this task?) (How was the work I provided different than the work they’ve done before?) (Did I provide an opportunity for them to work alone or with others?) (Who will they share this work with? Who will see what they have done?) (Is their work quality? How do I know if it is good enough?) (Was the work difficult? Was the work challenging enough for all learners?)
 * Product Focus **
 * Clear and Compelling Product Standards **
 * Authenticity **
 * Organization of Knowledge: **
 * Choice: **
 * Novelty and Variety: **
 * Affiliation Planned: **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Affirmation: **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Protection from Adverse Consequences: **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Content and Substance/Differentiation for Learners’ Abilities and Interests: **

<span style="color: #233385; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">21st Century Skills - this seems to address much of what we've talked about. (" <span style="color: #233385; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 23px;">schools must promote an understanding of academic content at much higher levels by weaving <span style="color: #233385; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 23px;">21st century interdisciplinary themes into core subjects")

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">* || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">* I would like to see higher-level thinking skills added somehow - maybe in this section. A drop-down menu would work well - Mary || **Rubric Criteria:** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">* ||
 * **Grade:** || **Unit of Study:** ||
 * **Standards:** ||
 * **Enduring Understandings:** || **Essential Questions:** ||
 * **Students will know . . .** || **Students will be able to . . .**
 * **Performance Task/Authentic Assessment:**
 * **Other Evidence of Students’ Learning:**

Biology Unit 1