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This module assumes you know and can do the following: (click to open drop-down)
This module assumes you know and can do the following: (click to open drop-down)
Identify and understand Iowa Core Content Standards.
Navigate the Iowa Department of Education Website, including locating different grade levels’ expectations on standards.
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Competency
Competency
Demonstrate a dedication to all learners reaching college, career, and civic readiness.
Maintain an orientation toward and commitment to a personalized, learner-centered vision for teaching and learning.
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Understand the “Why” of the Universal Constructs
Self-assess current knowledge
Use the “Why” to explore the Iowa Department of Education’s Universal Constructs.
What I will DO in this module:
What I will DO in this module:
Define which knowledge, skills, and dispositions are necessary for learners to be future-ready.
Access the Iowa Core Website and navigate to the Universal Constructs as part of the Iowa Core required standards.
Identify components of the Universal Constructs that connect to your ideal graduate.
LEARNING PATHWAY
LEARNING PATHWAY
Start with the pre-assessment (below) to determine your path.
Use the Module Slide Deck in the Module Resources below to begin your learning pathway.
The learning tasks below are in a similar order to the order of the Module Slide Deck, and slide numbers are often referenced for your convenience.
Module 1 What are the Universal ConstructsLAUNCH
LAUNCH
THINK ABOUT / REFLECT
THINK ABOUT / REFLECT
What caught your attention?
What knowledge, skills, and dispositions are necessary for learners in this video compared to what we needed when we graduated high school?
REFLECT
REFLECT
What knowledge, skills, and dispositions surfaced as most important most often? Why?
Which of these do we directly instruct and measure?
LEARN
LEARN
THINK ABOUT / REFLECT
THINK ABOUT / REFLECT
Explore the UCs on the IDoE website and look for characteristics of your ideal graduate.
What’s there that is similar? What’s missing?
LEARN ABOUT
LEARN ABOUT
Learn about the components of the Universal Construct guidebooks (Video or interactive tool?)
Explore the Universal Constructs guidebooks
REFLECT
REFLECT
REFLECT
REFLECT
What knowledge, skills, and dispositions were most similar to those on your “ideal graduate” word cloud? Which were missing?
What similarities and differences did you notice between the UC competencies and the IDoE’s website?
MODULE RESOURCES
MODULE RESOURCES
What are the Universal Constructs?What are UC Intro Video.mp4
Making Connections To The Universal Constructs.mp4
Iowa Model Universal Construct Competencies (1).pdf
Universal Tier Tools v5CHECKPOINT
CHECKPOINT
Use the Checkpoint to help you check your thinking and doing with the learning targets in this module, determine whether you are ready to move on to the next module, and select “must do” or “may do” content of this module that is needed for additional clarification and/or practice.
CELEBRATION OF LEARNING
CELEBRATION OF LEARNING
Use the Celebration of Learning to synthesize key ideas gained, network with others inside and outside of your district, crowdsource knowledge and/or design ideas, and to extend your learning beyond this module.
MAY DO:
MAY DO:
If this is your last module you will complete in this playlist, please take a few minutes to provide feedback for us to improve your experience.
If this is your last module you will complete in this playlist, please take a few minutes to provide feedback for us to improve your experience.
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