1. UNIT CONCEPTS Enduring Understandings (McTighe & Wiggins)

2. Unit Concepts: A Summary Based on standards that typically require 2-4 weeks to accomplish Each is the basis for a Unit Goal that articulates the level of critical thinking students will engage with the Unit Concept “Chunk” information in useful ways Identify the core concepts for a subject/course that will lead to “enduring understandings” Sequenced in order to form a “story” or course narrative Opening Unit ought to be engaging

3. Unit Concepts: “Enduring Understanding”

4. Unit Concepts: The Big Picture Standards that can be accomplished in a lesson plan Standards that take 2-4 weeks to accomplish Standards that take more than 1 unit to accomplish Standards that take more than 1 year to accomplish Team/Dept. Outcomes Course Outcomes Unit Goal LP Standards that can be accomplished in a lesson plan Standards that take 2-4 weeks to accomplish Standards that take more than 1 unit to accomplish Standards that take more than 1 year to accomplish Team/Dept. Outcomes Course Outcomes Unit Concept Unit Goal Unit Concept Unit Goal Unit Concept Unit Goal Unit Concept Unit Goal LP

5. Unit Concepts: Components 8-10 Unit Concepts for each course/subject Elementary subjects with less academic time (e.g. science, social studies) or electives may only have 4-6 for the year Not in SWBAT form Plants And Their Parts (2 nd Grade Science) River Valley Societies: Harnessing Nature (6 th Grade Soc. Stud.) Systems of Linear Equations (HS Algebra) May be phrased in terms of an essential question The American Revolution: What were the reasons for and against the colonists’ revolt from England? (7 th Grade Soc. Stud.) Sequenced in order to form a course narrative

6. Unit Concept: Examples 2 nd Grade Math 1. Place value through 1000 2. Addition and subtraction within 100 3. Two-digit addition and subtraction with regrouping 4. Determining the value of money 5. Measuring time and temperature 6. Dimensional shapes and their attributes 7. Modeling fractions 8. Geometry and spatial reasoning 9. Modeling multiplication and division 10. Measuring length and area

7. Unit Concept: Examples Pre-Algebra (8 th Grade) 1. Variables, Expressions, and Integers in the Rational Number System 2. One-Step Equations and Inequalities 3. Multi-Step Equations and Inequalities 4. Comparisons and Uses of Fractions as Coefficients 5. Decimals and Percents in Equations 6. Ratios and Proportions in Equations 7. Factors, Exponents, and Roots 8. Linear Functions and Graphing 9. Basics of 2-D Geometry 10. Measurement, Area, and Volume 11. Bi-variable Data Analysis and Probability

8. Unit Concepts: Examples HS Geometry (10 th Grade) 1. Construction of Geometric Figures 2. Parallel lines and their Properties 3. Triangles and Congruence 4. Right Triangle Trigonometry and its Applications 5. Quadrilaterals 6. Geometric Transformations 7. Similarity 8. Measurement and Tesselations 9. Geometric Properties and Algebraic Equations

9. Unit Concepts: Your Turn 4 th Grade Math 1.Adding and Multiplying Fractions 2.Multi-digit Arithmetic 3.Addition and Subtraction of 3-digit numbers with Regrouping 4.Geometric Shapes and Properties 5.Measurement: Data Interpretation 6.Fractions to Decimals 7.Comparison of Fractions

10. Unit Rationale: Components Describes the Course Narrative in segments Explains why each Unit Concept (Enduring Understanding) occurs at this point in the Course Narrative Typically 2-3 sentences in length Example: Unit Concept: Mesopotamia: Birthplace of Civilization Unit Rationale: Following a unit on basic geographic skills, students will study the birth of civilization – Mesopotamia – through its geographic features and cultural characteristics. Focusing on the development of civilization and reasons for it sustainability, students will connect those same factors to other early civilizations and modern day societal growth and sustainability.