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web sites that support UbD
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UbD Exchange Helpful WWW Links:
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Stage 1-Links to Content Standards
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Mid-Continent Regional Education Laboratory (McREL)
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A searchable database of 225 content standards and 3,968 benchmarks in 14 subject areas.
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(McREL)
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The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)
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Links to all state education departments from which each states content standards are accessible.
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(CCSSO)
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Science Atlas of Scientific Literacy (AAAS Project 2061)
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Presents "big ideas" in science according to conceptual strands (e.g., force, motion). The ideas are organized as K-12 concept maps to illustrate the developmental progression of understanding of important ideas in science. The maps also show links to related concepts. Sample maps are accessible on the web site along with ordering information for the entire Atlas.
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Atlas of Scientific Literacy
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Social Studies
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The Social Studies Curriculum Framework presents Understandings, Essential Questions and Essential Skills related to the Virginia Standards of Learning in History and Social Science.
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Virginia Studies
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Texas Social Studies Center
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Sample units (K-12) based on the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) in Social Studies. The sample units are constructed using the Understanding by Design framework and are downloadable in PDF file format. To access-click on "Tool Kit" for respective grade levels, then click on "Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment," then click on "Exemplary Curriculum Units with Performance tasks and Rubrics." Each file set includes a tutorial and directions for creating a UbD unit.
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SSC - Social Studies Center
SSCED
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New York Department of Education
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The Core Curriculum Guide presents key concepts, understandings, and essential questions in Social Studies.
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CI&A Social Studies
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Stage 1- Essential Questions
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From Now On
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Examples of various types of essential questions (e.g., divergent, clarifying, strategic) and a helpful tutorial.
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Educational Technology Journal
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The Coalition of Essential Schools
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Describes the use of essential questions as a means of organizing curriculum development, with examples of overarching essential questions.
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CES National Web
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Mathematics
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Presents essential questions in Mathematics. Click on "Curriculum" link, then "Themes for Mathematics" and "High School - Pre-Calculus."
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Pomperaug Regional District 15
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Science MI CLiMB Science
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An extensive collection of essential questions (called Focus Question in this document) based on the Michigan science standards and benchmarks.
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MI CLiMB Science
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Paumperaug, CT Region 15 - High School Science Courses
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Presents essential questions in high school science courses. Click on "Curriculum" link, then "Science" then click on course titles.
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Pomperaug Regional District 15
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Biology - AP
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Offers essential questions for the following course topics - Chemistry of Life, Cells, Cellular energetics, Heredity and Evolution, Molecular genetics, Evolution, Diversity of organisms. Structure and Function of plants and animals, Ecology
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Murray City School District
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Social Studies
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Presents essential questions in Social Studies. Click on "Curriculum" link, then "Social Studies" then click on specific titles.
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Pomperaug Regional District 15
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Technology Education
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Presents essential questions in Computer Design, Graphic Communication and Manufacturing. Click on "Curriculum" link, then "Technology Education" then click on course titles.
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Pomperaug Regional District 15
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World Languages
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Presents essential questions in World Languages. Click on "Curriculum" link, then "World Languages" then click on course titles.
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Pomperaug Regional District 15
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Stage 2 - Performance Assessments
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New York State Department of Education
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Assessment ideas, scoring guides (rubrics) and samples of student work illustrating various performance indicators based on the NewYork State Content Standards.
The Arts - Dance, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts
English As A Second Language
Languages Other Than English
English Language Arts
Health, Physical Education, and Family & Consumer Sciences
MST - Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education
Social Studies
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CI&A Learning Standards
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Connecticut Department of Education
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Sample assessment tasks, scoring rubrics, and student work samples in mathematics, music, science, social studies, and visual arts.
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CtCurriculum.org
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Southern Maine Partnership
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A searchable database of performance tasks and student samples in various subject areas/grade levels.
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Electronic Learning Marketplace
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Lincoln Intermediate Unit, PA
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A collection of classroom performance assessment tasks and units in language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies at various grade levels.
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Lincoln Intermediate Unit No.12
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Exemplars
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A collection of performance assessment tasks in mathematics, science and language arts available through subscription.
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Exemplars K-12
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Balanced Assessment Project
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A library of over 300 mathematics assessment tasks and scoring guides for K-12.
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Balanced Assessment
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PALS - Performance Assessment Links in Science
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An extensive collection of performance assessment tasks and scoring guides in science, accessible via a searchable database.
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PALS
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MI CLiMB Science
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A comprehensive collection of classroom performance assessment tasks and scoring rubrics based on the Michigan science standards and benchmarks.
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MI CLiMB Science
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General
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The following sites contain examples of scoring rubrics in various subjects and product/performance areas.
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British National Curriculum
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Developmental scoring rubrics in various content areas.
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National Curriculum
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Rubistar
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An excellent rubric generator; includes many examples
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Rubistar
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The Rubricator
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A commercial site featuring a rubric generator and sample rubrics
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Rubrics.com
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Subject - Specific
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The following sites provide rubrics for specific subject areas.
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Exemplars
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Several versions of mathematics rubrics are accessible from the Home page. Click on "Resources," then "Rubrics" to access several excellent examples.
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Exemplars K-12
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Science
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Sample rubrics and suggestions for use in science.
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MCPS Science
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World Language Rubrics
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Foreign Languages - ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines
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ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines
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A collection of analytic and holistic rubrics for speaking and writing in World Languages for Levels 1-5. The site includes conversion tables for translating rubric scores to percentages for grading. (Fairfax County, VA Public Schools)
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Fairfax County Public Schools
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Writing
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The 6-trait writing rubric is provided as a downloadable PDF file. Suggestions for use and a scoring tutorial are included.
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NW Regional
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Stage 3 - Lesson Plans and Instructional Resources
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General
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The following sites contain extensive collections of lesson plans and instructional resources in various subjects and grade levels.
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Mid-Continent Regional Education Laboratory (McREL)
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(McREL)
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MarcoPolo - Internet related lessons
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MarcoPolo
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Blue Web'N - Knowledge Network Explorer
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Offers a gateway to an extensive collection of education sites.
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Blue Web'N
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I-Search
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Practical suggestions for setting up I-Search projects.
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I-Search
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Subject-Specific
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The following sites provide lesson plans and instructional resources for specific subjects.
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Arts - Visual and Performing
Art's Edge - Kennedy Center
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ArtsEdge
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Outta Ray's Head
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Presents a collection of lesson plans and links for the secondary level.
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Outta Ray's Head
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Science Software
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Reviews of instructional science sites.
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SuperKids
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Economics
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A searchable database of lesson plans, elementary through high school.
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EconEdLink
Economics
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Geography
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Lesson plans and instructional resources.
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This list comprised by Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins
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