Unit Coherence in Understanding by Design

Cindy Plantecoste and Stacy StephensNov. 4th, 2010

Please….Take Your Seats

Agenda

Ice Breaker (5) Coherence in UbD (5) Model Unit (5) You Decide – Model or Non-Model

(20) Coherence Debrief of Your Unit (20) Assessments as your Window (20) Reflection and Feedback (10)

Breaking the Ice

At your tables… Introduce yourself Name What you teach In 15 words or less,

most interesting thing you have seen in India

Coherence in UbD

Enduring Understandi

ngs

Standards and Benchmarks

Knowledge Skills

Essential Questions

Assessments

Model Unit

In booklet – page 8

You Decide: Model or Non-Model?

Use the UbD Unit Design Reflection Sheets

As a group, discuss the relative strengths and weaknesses of the unit

Record your thoughts on the chart

Walkabout…

Take 5 mins. Find another

person from another group

Discuss your table findings and opinions

Curriculum Teams

Find your people (subject and or grade level)

Use the UbD Unit Design Reflection in your packet.

Where do you stand?

Using Assessments as a Window to Coherence

A useful strategy for looking at Coherence

Using the Model as an example

Assessments as your Window In your subject

area groups Apply the same

process to your unit

How coherent are you?

Next Steps

Reflection and Feedback