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Model Curriculum Units
Introductions
Karen P. White
MA Elementary & Secondary Education
Model Curriculum Project HSS Lead
Sarah Churchill Silberman
MA Elementary & Secondary Education
Model Curriculum Project ELA Lead
Agenda
Introductions
Quick Recap of College and Career Readiness
Overview of the Model Curriculum Project
Exploration of a Model Curriculum Unit—focus on College and Career Readiness within the unit
Questions
MA College Readiness Definition: Qualities and strengths that high school students should possess
Higher order thinking skills of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation
The ability to think critically, coherently, and creatively
The ability to direct and evaluate their own learning, be aware of resources available to support their learning, and have the confidence to access these resources when needed
Motivation, intellectual curiosity, flexibility, discipline, self-advocacy, responsibility, and reasoned beliefs
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MA College Readiness Definition: Preparation for college ELA/Literacy
Read and comprehend a range of sufficiently complex texts independently
Write effectively when using and/or analyzing sources
Build and present knowledge through research and the integration, comparison, and synthesis of ideas
Use context to determine the meaning of words and phrases
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Overview of Model Curriculum Project
Overarching Goals of the Model Curriculum Project
Provide model units that illustrate the shifts in the new Common Core State Standards
Provide models for creating units with Curriculum Embedded Performance Assessments in English Language Arts, mathematics, science, and history/social sciences
Promote growth and development of leaders, teachers, and districts through curriculum design aligned to the frameworks
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Release of Model Curriculum Units
66 units have been publicly released, most of which will be tried out during this school year
24 more units will be released in November
Additional MCUs will be released in early 2014
Released units can be found at: http://www.doe.mass.edu/CandI/model/download_form.aspx
MA Model Curriculum Units
Two-to-six week units for PK-12 ELA/literacy, history/social science, mathematics, science and technology/engineering
Classroom curriculum and instruction shaped by Understanding by Design and fidelity to the Standards
Questions Worth Answering
Ideas Worth Understanding
Complex Texts Worth Reading
Problems Worth Solving
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Model Curriculum Units
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Race to the Top initiative for ESE
100 PK-12 units in ELA/literacy, mathematics, science, and social studies by 2014
Exemplify the shifts in the 2011 Frameworks
Understanding By Design model with lesson plans and print/digital media resources and to the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Extensive unit review process
WGBH documenting the process
Model Curriculum Units Project Resources
Curriculum Development Guide Including MCU Lesson Planning
Template
Curriculum Development Videos
Model Curriculum Units
A Walk Through of a Model Curriculum Unit Plan
Unit Components
Unit Plan (UbD Template)
Lesson Plans
Lesson Resources
CEPA – Curriculum Embedded Performance Assessment
CEPA Resources
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The Understanding by Design Format
Stage 1- Desired Results
Standards/Goals
Understandings and Essential Questions
Knowledge and Skills
Stage 2- Evidence
Curriculum Embedded Performance Assessment
Other evidence- formative and summative assessments
Stage 3- Learning Plan
Detailed lesson plans
Stage 1 Desired Results
Transfer
Students will be able to independently use their learning to…
Meaning
UNDERSTANDINGS
Students will understand that…
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
Acquisition
Students will know… Students will be skilled at…
Stage 2 - Evidence
Evaluative Criteria Assessment Evidence
CURRICULUM EMBEDDED PERFOMANCE ASSESSMENT
(PERFORMANCE TASKS)
OTHER EVIDENCE:
Stage 3 – Learning Plan
Summary of Key Learning Events and Instruction
Adapted from Understanding by Design 2.0 © 2011 Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe Used with Permission July 2012
Identify desired outcomes and results.
Determine what constitutes
acceptable evidence of the targeted
standards (assessment).
Plan learning experiences and instructional strategies that prepare students to achieve
success on the CEPA and meet the high level of the targeted
standards.
BACKWARDS DESIGN
Stage 1 Desired Results
Essential Questions from this Unit
Turn and talk about these essential questions from the HSS unit:
What is progress?
Does industrialization always equal progress?
How would you answer these questions?
How might a student answer these questions?
Now discuss the Essential Questions from the ELA Unit.
Curriculum Embedded Performance Assessment (CEPA)
Requires students to independently apply and demonstrate their understanding through complex performance
Do you see? Questions Worth Answering
Ideas Worth Understanding
Complex Texts Worth Reading
Problems Worth Solving
Stage 2 - Evidence
Stage 2 Evidence, p. 4
Turn and Talk
With a partner looking at a different unit, Turn and talk about the CEPA:
What is the task?
Is this typical of what you expect from your students now with regards to the type of assessment and the degree of complexity?
What if anything needs to change in your district curriculum, instruction, and assessment for students to be able to produce this type of evidence?
Stage 3- Learning Plan
A “roadmap” of the learning experiences throughout the unit as defined in the targeted standards
Followed by detailed lesson plans
Stage 3 – Learning Plan What do you see in the Learning Plan of this unit?
MCU Lesson Components Standards & Essential Questions Assumptions of what students need to know
coming into the unit Objectives Instructional resources/tools Anticipated student
preconceptions/misconceptions Assessment- formative/summative Lesson sequence and description with Teacher
Notes and Technology resources Closing
Ensuring Quality MCUs
Quality Review Rubrics
Content specific Rubrics are used to evaluate all model units
Can be used to:
create high quality model units
review existing units for quality
revise units
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Structure of the Rubric
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Model Curriculum Units
Tryouts
The purpose of the tryouts is to: Collect qualitative feedback to ensure MCUs
are high quality Inform final editing and refinement of MCUs
prior to publication
Feedback requested from teachers who try out the units Provide general feedback to us Complete an online survey
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