Phase II Essential Standards

Phase IIEssential Standards

Phase I

Phase II

Lesson Plan Template

Blooms Taxonomy

Why use Bloom’s taxonomy?• Write and revise learning

objectives• Plan curriculum• Identifies simple to most

difficult skills• Effectively align

objectives to assessment techniques and standards

• Incorporate knowledge to be learned (knowledge dimension) and cognitive process to learn

• Facilitate questioning (oral language = important role within framework)

Evaluation

Synthesis

Analysis

Application

Comprehension

Knowledge

Creating

Evaluating

Analyzing

Applying

Understanding

Remembering

Original Revised

Noun Verb

Evaluation

Synthesis

Analysis

Application

Comprehension

Knowledge

Creating

Evaluating

Analyzing

Applying

Understanding

Remembering

Original Revised

Noun Verb

Evaluation

Synthesis

Analysis

Application

Comprehension

Knowledge

Creating

Evaluating

Analyzing

Applying

Understanding

Remembering

Original Revised

Noun Verb

Remembering

Understanding

Applying

Analyzing

Evaluating

Creating

Guides student thinking through the factual material to inductively arrive at the generalization

Can be factual, conceptual, or provocative (debatable) Engages student interest and intellect Promotes discussion and debate Promotes inquiry Each generalization should have 3-5 questions A unit may have 2-3 provocative questions for the entire

unit.

Guiding or Essential Questions

Locked in time, place, or situation

In what ways did the increasing industrialization and overproduction in the late 19th century in the U.S. lead to a need for foreign markets?

Factual Questions

• These questions can transfer over time and space

Why do stronger nations conqueror weaker nations?

Conceptual Questions

These questions have no right or wrong answer and should stir debate

Can a nation have too much wealth?

Is war ever justifiable?

Provocative Questions

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Essential Questions in Teaching and Learning

Essential Questions

http://www.greenville.k12.sc.us/league/esques.html

http://questioning.org/mar05/essential.html

Essential Questions 2

http://www.huffenglish.com/?p=363

Understanding By Design: Essential Questions

Web Resources

• Learning Targets are written in terms of learning outcomes: What will the STUDENT

be able to do as a result of the lesson?

• Learning Targets are to be simplistic & student-friendly• Learning Targets are “I can…” statements

I can identify the causes of the War of 1812.I can compare Christmas and Kwanza.I can explain the motives of Spanish exploration.

21st Century Skills Framework

Core Content

and Outcome

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Support Systems

www.21stcenturyskills.org

Elements of 21st Century Learning

21st Century Themes

• Global Awareness• Financial, Economic, Business and Entrepreneurial Literacy• Civic Literacy• Health Literacy• Environmental Literacy

The Skills

• Global Awareness: bring the outside in…• Financial, Economic, Business, and Entrepreneurial

Literacy: you have to give something to get something• Civic Literacy: we are part of a democracy and we have

a voice• Health Literacy: the decisions we make on how we take

care of ourselves impact every aspect of our lives• Environmental Literacy: we use resources & resources

are not unlimited, we create waste and waste takes space

Elements of 21st Century Learning

Leadership EthicsAccountabilityFlexibility and AdaptabilityPersonal Productivity

Personal ResponsibilityPeople SkillsInitiative and Self-directionSocial and Cross-Cultural Skills

Elements of 21st Century Learning

• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving• Communication• Creativity and Innovation Skills• Collaboration Skills• Contextual Learning Skills

Elements of 21st Century Learning

• Information Literacy• Media Literacy• ICT (Information, Communications and Technology) Literacy

“A Change is Gonna Come!”

Contact Information

Adapted fromCheryl Fuller: cfuller62@nc.rr.com

919-971-6068

Resourceswww.21stcenturyskills.orgwww.polleverywhere.comwww.wordle.netDid You Know 4.0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ILQrUrEWe8www.peacecorps.gov/wws/conference/ppt/crawford_luke_lamas.ppt