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World History Writers’ Training
We designed our unit frameworks with the Understanding by Design theory and model, as designed by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe, in mind. focus on Understanding and focus on
Quality, not Quantitykeep the end goal in mind: creating
literate, technically savvy consumers of world history concepts and trends
Focus on Understanding
explains common practices that interfere with understanding
explains a backward design process to avoid common problems
proposes an approach to curriculum designed to engage students in inquiry & uncovering ideas
proposes a set of design standards for achieving quality control in curriculum & assessment designs
Focus on Instruction or the Approach
Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe provide a way to move from covering the curriculum to creating curriculum and understanding with technology.
Stages of Backward Design
Establishing Curricular Priorities
Enduring Under-
standings
Important to know
and do
Worth being
familiar with
Filters for Selecting Understandings
represent a big idea having enduring value beyond the classroom
reside at the heart of the discipline (involves actually the doing the subject, i.e., thinking like a historian)
require un-coverage (often abstract or misunderstood ideas)
offer potential for engaging students
Practically speaking, this means
turning curricular content standards and outcomes into big ideas and questions
designing a variety of assignments and assessments that evoke engagement and possible answers
Some examples of Enduring Understandings
There are multiple causes and consequences of war and conflict.
Nationalism unifies some nations and destroys others.
The linking of major regions of the world led to global transformations.
Geography and location significantly impacts events in history.
Some examples of Essential Questions
Why do changes in economic and or political systems cause cultural change?
How could there be different explanations of the same event in history?
Why do empires fall?Why are some aspects of world
civilizations, such as religion, social structure, and artistic achievements so long last and influential?
Six Facets of Understanding
can explaincan interpretcan applyhas perspectivecan empathizehas self-knowledge
Rubric for Six Facets of Understanding
Criteria for each: Explanation – accurate Interpretation – meaningful Application – effective Perspective – credible Empathy – sensitive Self-knowledge – self aware
Acquisition of Organized Knowledge• Didactic Instruction
Development of Intellectual Skills
• Coaching, Exercises, and Supervised PracticeEnlarged Understanding and Ideas and Values• Socratic Questioning and Active
Participation
Implications for Teaching
Design Standards are Important
Help us understand: What is worthy of understanding in the
unit? What counts as evidence that students
really understand and can use what we are teaching?
What knowledge and skills must we teach to enable them to apply their knowledge in meaningful ways?
World History Unit Design
Unit topicUnit overviewEnduring UnderstandingsEssential questionsUnit questions Historical Thinking and Processing SkillsExpectationTopicIndicatorObjectivesUnit Assessment (Traditional and Performance
Based)
World History Unit Considerations
Created with the National World History Standards Based on the original Social Studies Content
Standards approved in May, 2000Reviewed with the both MD Content Standards and
World History High School Assessment perspectiveNormed with LEA World History Curricular
DocumentsBuilds the world history content, skills and
processes from 6th – 8th gradeLEAs teach world history at 9th, 10th, and 11th
grades
Basic Social Studies Lesson Plan Format
Lesson Plan Format
Lesson Title:
Class Periods/Duration:
SC Standards/Indicators:
Objective:
Extension:
Vocabulary:
Materials/Resources:
Teacher Background:
Lesson Development:
Assessment:
Closure:
Examples of performance-based assessments
• portfolios• historical
performances/simulations• historical investigations• journals• Document Based Questi0ns
(DBQs)• constructed responses• Case studies