Curriculum writers will understand the three levels of student engagement.
Read about the three levels of engagement here.
As you read, consider...
What does behavioral engagement look like? How do we know if students are behaviorally engaged?
What does emotional engagement look like? How do we know if students are emotionally engaged?
What does cognitive engagement look like? How do we know if students are cognitively engaged?
Curriculum writers will understand the AbCD Learning Cycle.
Read this article on the AbCD Learning Cycle.
Read this article on Quick and Easy Connect/Do Activities for Any Classroom
As you read, consider...
What does AbCD stand for?
What are Connect/Do activities?
Why do we need Connect/Do activities?
What are some Connect/Do activities that you could see being used in your curriculum?
Curriculum writers will understand the difference between instructional models, strategies, and techniques.
Read this article on the difference between instructional models, strategies, and techniques.
Read this article on different types of instructional models.
As you read, consider...
What is the difference between an instructional model, an instructional strategy, and an instructional technique?
What are some different types of instructional models? Which ones make the most sense for your content area?
Which techniques from the library do you see yourself using in your curriculum?
Review this presentation on Learning Experiences. Make sure you read it with the notes open so that you can read both and follow the directions. Make a copy of the presentation to keep on your Google Drive so that you can interact fully with the presentation and take your own notes as you read.
Review the Written Curriculum Checklist on requirements for Learning Experiences.
As you read, consider...
What should learning experiences look like?
For whom are we writing the HCS curriculum?
How do you include Instructional Techniques in the curriculum?
How do you include Essential Questions and Understandings in the curriculum?
When you're ready, take the Intro to Cognitively Engaging Instruction quiz. You may take the quiz as many times as you want and it is open book, but it does have a 1-hour time limit each time you take it. Do not move on until you score a 90% or higher.
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