Understanding By Design - Day 2

NORTH COLONIE CENTRAL SCHOOLS LATHAM, NEW YORK Study Group Plan: Understanding by Design Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe

Day 2 -

Stage 1 Identify Desired Results – Chapters 3 – 6 – Participants will work in K12 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 to

do? 4.

What big ideas can frame all these objectives?

Sub questions: • What are sources of big ideas? • How will you prioritize content? • What is the deal with transferability? • Are the Six Facets of Understanding helpful in planning for deep understanding? If so, in what ways? • Can essential questions facilitate deeper understanding and inquiry? How are they different from behavioral objectives? • How are strong essential questions generated? When would you use overarching EQs, topical EQs? • What is understanding? What does it mean in your content area? Grade level?

Why?

In summary: • So why should we/shouldn’t we be designing curriculum this way? • What will be different about the design? Process? Will it be better? Process: 1. Divide into content area groups by discipline 2. Appoint a recorder 3. Address the questions from the perspective of your discipline(s) 4. Use the handouts as guides or prompts 5. We will make time to debrief at the end (10 minutes) 6. Return the responses at the end of meeting 7. Continue the conversation on the Wiki. Go to Administrative Council Wiki space (right side of screen) Log in: username: nccsadmin1 Password: ubd