1. Curricular Resources Unit Plans

2. Outcomes Participants will : understand the big picture connection between the SVVSD Teaching and Learning Cycle and Unit Plans explore the major design features of the Unit Plans deconstruct the evidence outcomes contained in the Unit Plans

3. Unit Plans A series of learning experiences based on Evidence Outcomes and related 21st Century Skills for a topical, skills-based, or thematic focus

4. Unit Plans Unit Plans are intentionally aligned to the new Colorado Academic Standards Elements – Appropriate standards/content – Inquiry questions, nature, relevance – Ordering of units – Timing of units (estimated) – Vocabulary – Assessment resources – Instructional materials

5. BIG Picture

6. Approved by the Department of Learning Services 2010

7. What do students need to know, understand, and be able to do? As a standards-based district, we need to identify specifically and clearly the standards, grade level expectations, and evidence outcomes that all students should learn.

8. How will we know students have learned? In order to ensure students learn the grade level expectations, evidence outcomes, 21st century concepts, and skills identified in district curricula, we must regularly monitor student learning through a variety of assessment strategies.

9. Where Do I Find the Unit Plans? Curricular Resources

11. Common Core endnotes will appear here at the end of the document

12. With an elbow partner please discuss the following questions: o What do you notice about the new unit plans? What is new to you? What is different to you? What questions do you have?

13. Please identify each of the statements in your handout as either: Prepared Graduate Competency (PGC) Grade Level Expectations (GLE) Evidence Outcomes (EO) Inquiry Questions (IQ) Relevance and Application (R&A) Nature of Discipline (ND)

14. “Unwrap” the Evidence Outcomes What students need to know and be able to do within the standards

15. VERBS & Skills Webb Alignment Tool

16. Curriculum by Design: Making Sense of the New Colorado Academic Standards This seminar will provide you with further training on the SVVSD Teaching and Learning Cycle and orient you to the new Colorado Academic Standards. You will also have a collaborative opportunity to plan using curricular resources that support the new standards. Dates: June 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 and August 2 or 5 Target Group: Pre-K-12 teachers and principals, all grade levels and content areas. The fee is waived and.5-semester hour of professional development and salary credit is offered in the hope that all district teachers attend one of these summer sessions. Grade level and content teams are encouraged to attend together Instructors: Departments of Assessment, Curriculum and Instruction, and Professional Development