Resources

 

For Further Study & Support:  Unwrapping the Standards A 5 Step Process Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emL6NDq29qE

 

“Unwrapping” the Standards- Ainsworth Presentation

https://www.mbaea.org/documents/resources/Unwrapping_STDs_Ainsworth_FAE6BD257ADAE.pdf

 

Bloom’s Critical Thinking Skills

http://nancy-rubin.com/tag/critical-thinking/

 

Identifying Essential Questions and Understandings

http://www.grantwiggins.org/documents/UbDQuikvue1005.pdf

 

Resources for Rigorous Curriculum Design (RCD) Unit Construction Steps

http://goo.gl/Y5eCJp

 

Wiki-teacher:

Website that helps break down the Common Core standards by unwrapping the standard, identifying the big idea, essential questions, and resources for teaching the standard.

Directions: Create a Free Account; or; Login · Wiki-Teacher Home > Unwrapped Standards Search. Change. Unwrapped Standards. Click the "Change" button to start.

http://www.wiki-teacher.com/unwrapSearch.php

 

Examples of “Unwrapped Units”- Science, SS and the Fine Arts

http://www.whschools.org/district/curriculum/curricula/__unwrapped__standards/

 

Sample Units with Unwrapped Standards

4th Grade Math

http://www.ccresa.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Eagle_MA-G4-U3_packet-for-MSP.pdf

 

8th Grade ELA

http://www.ccresa.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Eagle_RWC-G8-U5-Unit-and-CFA.pdf

 

References

 

Ainsworth, L. (2003). "Unwrapping" the standards: A simple process to make standards manageable. Denver, CO: Advanced Learning Press :.

 

Ainsworth, L. (2010). Rigorous curriculum design: How to create curricular units of study that align standards, instruction, and assessment. Englewood, Colo.: Lead Learn Press.

 

Car Snow Ice Video. Retrieved June 26, 2015, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHbPciHZg1U

 

Clayton, S. (2013). The word: success. Retrieved June 27, 2015, from https://sherryclaytonworks.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/the-word-success/

 

Dalton Sherman Keynote Video. Retrieved June 26, 2015, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMe8Nil2i20

 

March, J., & Peters, K. (2014). The common core, an uncommon opportunity: Redesigning classroom instruction. Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin.

 

Pellicer, L. (2008). Caring enough to lead: How reflective practice leads to moral leadership (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

 

PowToon - Brings Awesomeness to your presentations. (n.d.). Retrieved June 27, 2015, from http://www.powtoon.com

 

Unwrapping the Standards. Retrieved June 26, 2015, from http://curriculumdesignproject.pbworks.com/w/page/15410124/Unwrapping%20the%20Standards

 

Wagner, T. (2008). The global achievement gap. New York; Perseus Books.

 

Wiggins, G. (2005). Understanding by design. Alexandria, Virginia; Association of Currciulum and Development.