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Essential Questions:
Essential Questions:
How is a unit design a synthesis of art, self, and world (or, studio-based, learner-centered, and context-sensitive)?
How do teachers make focused, specific decisions when planning the learning tasks for a unit of instruction?
Today's Agenda:
Today's Agenda:
Checking in
Peer Engagement Framework & Sign-up
Unit Objectives & Student Learning Outcomes
Generative Time
Teaching Resources Framework
Closing
Outcomes:
Outcomes:
I can explore the framework for leading our class community in a Peer Engagement related to my Thematic Unit.
I can distinguish between Unit Objectives and Student Learning Outcomes.
I can generate a Unit Objective and Student Learning Outcomes (Concepts, Skills, Dispositions) for my Thematic Unit.
I can explore the framework for creating a Teaching Resource to support my learners in engaging in the content of my Thematic Unit.
I can generate a Teaching Resource to support my learners in engaging in the content of my Thematic Unit.
Warmup
Warmup
Find an image that represents how you're feeling tonight & add it to this Padlet.
Find an image that represents how you're feeling tonight & add it to this Padlet.
Once you're done, like/comment on the posts of peers that resonate with you
Quick question- is anyone fasting for Ramadan in the next few weeks? If you are, no need to disclose that in front of everyone but you are welcome to let me know in the chat.
Peer Engagement Sign-up:What are unit objectives and student learning outcomes?
What are unit objectives and student learning outcomes?
-Please pre-read the highlighted areas of the glossary
Now that we've had a chance to read it to ourselves, let's read aloud together & discuss
And best of all, let's look at examples.
Generative time
Generative time
2. Paste in your most recent/resonant iteration of your unit's Elegant Problem.
2. Paste in your most recent/resonant iteration of your unit's Elegant Problem.
3. Take a moment to REALLY LOOK at your elegant problem, and see if it needs any adjustments in wording now that you have finished your prototyping process.
3. Take a moment to REALLY LOOK at your elegant problem, and see if it needs any adjustments in wording now that you have finished your prototyping process.
(Hint: this is a strategy to reflect on how a making process informs a problem. It guides students to NOT settle until the problem has gone through several iterations.)
(Hint: this is a strategy to reflect on how a making process informs a problem. It guides students to NOT settle until the problem has gone through several iterations.)
When you are done, type your favorite guilty pleasure snack/dessert in the chat!
When you are done, type your favorite guilty pleasure snack/dessert in the chat!
(Hint: this is a strategy too!)
(Hint: this is a strategy too!)
4. Take the next chunk of time to work (off-Zoom if you like!) and generate Concepts, Skills, and Ways of Being that are central to your Thematic Unit. Add them to the chart in the same document as above.
4. Take the next chunk of time to work (off-Zoom if you like!) and generate Concepts, Skills, and Ways of Being that are central to your Thematic Unit. Add them to the chart in the same document as above.
I will leave this meeting open if you'd like to chat or check in.
I will leave this meeting open if you'd like to chat or check in.
When you are done, please text me (or private message me in the chat) an "aha! moment" that you had or a question that arose.
When you are done, please text me (or private message me in the chat) an "aha! moment" that you had or a question that arose.
my number is 414-550-2270
At 7 pm (even if you are not done), please return to the meet so that we can have our final discussion for the evening.
At 7 pm (even if you are not done), please return to the meet so that we can have our final discussion for the evening.
For next week:
For next week:
Creating a teaching resource
Creating a teaching resource
For next week:
For next week:
Do/Create
Do/Create
-Create your Teaching Resource (see resources above)
-Catch up on any incomplete assignments-- see list & resources here
Summary of what must be turned in:
Completed Teaching Resource added to your Strategies Folder
Use this checklist to see if you are missing any assignments from your folder
Use this resource page to help you complete any missing assignments
As promised, here are some examples of disposition words:
independence
curiosity
concentration
creativity
responsibility
resilience
patience
perseverance
playfulness
imagination
being interested in things
enjoying problem-solving
being a good listener
assessing and taking risks
wanting to communicate
being accepting of others and of differences
being considerate
cooperating with others
being celebratory
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