Launching Universal Ideas, Content Concepts, Guiding Questions, and Learning Experiences Teachers
Students •
With teachers, collaborate on developing
Common Core; Next Generation Science
clear learning goals
Standards; College, Career, and Civic Life
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Reflect on clearly stated universal ideas
• Plan using standards and frameworks such as
Social Studies Framework; and 21st Century Skills Framework, to identify key concepts and skills • Work collaboratively with grade-level teachers • Identify universal ideas and content concepts • Build their own background knowledge about content, concepts, and potential social action • Remain mindful of unintentional teacher biases • Research possible misconceptions in content area and how to support student thinking • Develop driving and essential questions that guide investigations • Develop ways to launch the study — “problems,” “provocations,” or “phenomena” — that might engage student curiosity and wonder • Identify resources, field trips, books, websites, videos, experts, etc. • Plan learning experiences: -
classroom and field experiences that give students common reference points for the study, regardless of prior back ground knowledge
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questioning/wondering lessons
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discourse lessons
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collaboration lessons
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research lessons (e.g. notetaking, using web-based resources, using the library)
• Create a planning timeline with the understanding that it remains flexible and responsive to student interests and voices
UCLA Lab School / Creating A Culture and Pedagogy of Inquiry / p. 5