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As districts address effective instructional planning for all students, resources will be added that can facilitate discussion and effective planning. Users may also want to check out How to Design a Standards-Based Unit of Study and the Literacy website for additional supporting resources. Both of these links are part of the KDE website.
"Gathering Blue"-A Standard-Based Unit of Study
This standards-based unit of study designed for Grades 5-8 incorporates the Attributes of Kentucky Standards-Based Units of Study and serves as a model for those developing standards-based units of study.
Attributes of a Standards Based Unit of StudyA unit of study is a cohesive and intentional plan for teaching and learning developed to address content standards in a meaningful way. Standards-based units of study are designed to ensure that every student will learn at high levels. Teachers plan these units by identifying the desired results of the unit ...
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How to Develop a Standards-Based Unit of StudyThe planning process for units of study described in this manual can be used to develop any unit of study, regardless of grade level, content area, or level of integration. The key to this process is first to identify what students are to know and be able to do at the ...
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Open Response Questions in the ClassroomThe purpose of this manual is to help you develop and incorporate open-response questions into your classroom instruction. The planning guide will take you through the basic steps of development. Begin by carefully examining the planning guide. It outlines the basic steps and considerations for developing open-response questions. NEW - Download/View ...
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