1. Middle School Task Force 7-12 ELA Presentation

2. Overview of Understanding by Design ● Seven Key Tenants ● Three Stages o Identify Desired Results o Determine Assessment Evidence o Plan Learning Experience and Instruction UbD Video: Part 1 and Part 2Part 1Part 2 Granted, and (Blog)

3. UBD “A curriculum is NOT a list of places to visit, but an engaging and effective itinerary. It is not a list of the input to be taught, but a plan for causing students’ output that would reflect successful understanding and habits of mind. For it to be curriculum, in sum, it would have to be a plan for achieving performance, purposes, for specifying how learners are to accomplish important understanding, related tasks with content, NOT just a plan for teaching content.” Grant Wiggins

4. Habits of Mind ELA Philosophy We are a department that strives for excellence by designing real and engaging learning experiences for our students that are rigorous, purposeful, and authentic. We aim to obtain Habits of Mind that lead to success for ourselves and our students.Habits of Mind

5. Helpful Resources The Futility of Trying to Teach Everything of Importance by Grant Wiggins How do you plan? On templates and instructional planning How do you plan? On templates and instructional planning by Grant Wiggins 4Rs of Richness, Recursion, Relations, and Rigor Common Core for ELACommon Core for ELA -- Introduction pages 2-8 The wise are those who realize they are not wise -- Socrates

6. Program and Unit Documents ●Scope and SequenceScope and Sequence ●Year-at-a-Glance (Grade 7, Grade 8)Grade 7Grade 8 ●Unit of Study: Grade 8 (A Christmas Carol)A Christmas Carol ●District Writing Assessments (aligned to EUs, EQs, and Focus Standards) ●Semester finals (Focus Standards)