WorksheetsSummer 2023 Curriculum Writing PD Day 1
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
Choose ALL correct answers - UbD is a planning framework to:
keep long term goals in view.
get the blend of content and performance right.
better engage learners.
make you a good teacher.
The main idea of teaching using UbD is teaching for?
Curriculum
Retell
Content
Understanding
Which of the following is NOT an example of a long-term transfer goal?
Be a critical consumer of text and other media to recognize, understand, appreciate and connect to multiple perspectives and cultures
Create a work or performance to evoke mood and emotion through application of technique and methodology
Use appropriate tools to deepen understanding of mathematical concepts
Consider how the events of WWII impacted the nation's economy
In Understanding by Design, what is associated with the term "understanding?"
recall and retell
to perceive the intended meanings of words
insight and transfer
Choose ALL correct answers - What are some ways to gather evidence of understanding?
Formative assessment
Student Self - Assessment
Summative Assessment
Performance tasks aligned to desired results
In Understanding by Design, what is associated with the term "know?"
identify and facts
to perceive the intended meanings of words
insight and transfer
In Understanding by Design, what is associated with the term "skill?"
what students should know about a topic
what students should understand
what students should be able to do to demonstrate understanding
In Understanding by Design, what are some characteristics of essential questions?
open-ended; requires students to defend or justify their reponses
higher level thinking required
recurs and can be expanded, not simply asked once and done
all of these
The purpose of a performance task (assessment) is:
provide the students a hands on task
demonstrate the Big Idea
provide student evidence of understanding and proficiency.
serve as a project
When identifying desired results, you should first consider the following:
What activities can I use
What standards are to be mastered
How will I differentiate my instruction
What can I find on Teachers Pay Teachers
Curriculum writers should think like...
a teacher
a student
an assessor
The UbD framework helps focus curriculum and teaching on the development
and deepening of student understanding and transfer of learning.
True
False
