Session+4

=Week Four Assignments= ==

**Session 4 Connector** Welcome to the final stage of the UbD Design Process!

Last week’s self-assessment reflections and the discussions they prompted were wide-ranging and inspiring. It seems that most of you are using a variety of formal and informal assessment strategies. Different subjects and populations lend themselves more readily to particular forms: e.g., it’s more challenging to incorporate writing in math classes, while ELA teachers may lean too heavily on written responses. One area that several people are interested in exploring further is how to help students self-assess; exit slips, portfolio reflections, and using rubrics developed with students were a few of the helpful suggestions offered.

This week you will be thinking more specifically about the lessons that you will teach in order to help students reach the understanding goals you’ve identified. Your posting should be done in a calendar grid (see WHERETO template). Don’t forget to develop and administer some kind of pre-assessment… this does not need to be posted unless you’d like some team feedback, but do plan to bring the results to our Face-to-Face meeting next Tuesday!

GENERAL DISCUSSION PROMPT: //What lessons will you teach? How will they support student understanding? What challenges do you foresee?//

Session Topic:
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creating a sequence of learning activities and teaching strategies that will enable your students to achieve desired results ||= Read UbD Workbook pp. 212-225, 233-234, 237, 239-240 ||= **Post Online** What lessons will you teach?

Write an overview of your unit (at least 5 lessons on your topic). Use the template on p. 229 (click here for an electronic copy of the template [|WHERETO.doc]) and label each lesson with the appropriate initials of the WHERETO elements.

Post your calendar overview on the course website and give feedback to your design partner(s).

Develop a pre-assessment tool or process and administer it prior to face-to-face meeting on 3/24.