UbDReprise-5-18-11

=Understanding by Design: Designing Interdisciplinary Curriculum to Engage 21st Century Learners - WMS After School PD Session on 5/18/11=

Click on the links below to access resources for this PD session.

Welcome, Updates and Objectives for the Session

 * **Agenda: [|Agenda for MP Training 5-18-11.xls]**
 * **Physical Fitness and Nutrition Handbook** - Health and PE teachers pick up copies. Available electronically at: Health & PE
 * **Millennium Project Updates:**
 * **MY Access - The Good News:** [|MY Access - A Powerful Tool for Literacy Development.doc]
 * **Millennum Project Evaluation Report Data** - Review of progress toward goals: [|MP Grant Update - Progress Toward Goals as of 5-18-11.doc]
 * **Instructions:**
 * **For the rest of your PD time today**, please work with your group from 11/2/11 to complete as much as possible of the UbD curriculum unit that your team has been developing. Please let Jane know where you will be working so she can roam the building and provide support. If you have questions, please see Jane prior to leaving with your team to work on your unit.
 * **At the end of today's PD session, each individual needs to send Jane an e-mail at jcook@windham.k12.ct.us with the Subject line: PD on 5/18/11.** In your e-mail message, please describe what you worked on and what you accomplished during your curriculum work time. If you are the scribe for your team, please also attach your team's revised unit.

Draft Curriculum Units

 * UbD Curriculum Units drafted in November 2010


 * Curriculum Development and Lesson Planning Resources for All Content Areas:**
 * **Content Areas Resource Links on This Wiki:** http://ctteams.wikispaces.com/ContentAreaResources
 * **Interdisciplinary Resource Links on This Wiki:** http://ctteams.wikispaces.com/Interdisciplinary
 * **Literacy Lesson Plans at Read Write Think:** []
 * **Thinkfinity Resources Links on This Wiki:** http://ctteams.wikispaces.com/Thinkfinity
 * **Thinkfinity Home Page:** []
 * Tech Resources to Integrate Across the Curriculum**
 * **Twurdy -** Type in a search word or phrase and click on the Search button A search engine that Lexiles Web sites: []
 * **Lexile to Grade Comparisons** - []