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Understanding by Design. EU/EQ Quick Review January 19, 2010. So what makes an understanding Enduring ?. EU Design Standards. Framed as a specific generalization The big picture/big idea Statement at the heart of the discipline Framed in student friendly language
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Understanding by Design EU/EQ Quick Review January 19, 2010
EU Design Standards • Framed as a specific generalization • The big picture/big idea • Statement at the heart of the discipline • Framed in student friendly language • Helps to unpack the standards to increase student understanding • A “forever”
EU Design Standards Avoid… • Simple facts • Definitions
EU Examples English • Examining injustice and tolerance through literature encourages readers to examine these issues in their own lives. Social Studies • The universality of human response to problems transcends time, place and or technology.
What makes a question Essential?
EQ Design Standards • Have no one obvious “right” answer • Are related to an Enduring Understanding • Framed in student friendly language • Are designed to provoke and sustain student interest • Raise other important questions • Should be revisited throughout the year and across grade levels
EQ Design Standards Avoid… Questions that are too general and represent only a loose connection to a standard
EQ Examples English • How does art (song, text, visual art, etc.) evoke a culture's ethos or character? (as in: What is particularly "American" about a given artist? or How does an artist represent his or her era?) Social Studies • Whose America is it?
Questions? Let’s share our EUs and EQs