UNIT TITLE:
TOPIC:
Transdisciplinary Unit Checklist
THEME:
SUBJECTS:
Expectations of a Transdisciplinary Unit
Does the transdisciplinary unit provide a connecting inquiry issue on a
relevant, meaningful topic?
Does it provide an opportunity for rigor, creativity and independent discovery?
Is it the inquiry topic authentic and important?
Core Subjects:
What core subjects are included?
ALIGNED TO CURRICULUM / REFLECTIVE OF ANY CHANGES
o Review science unit re-alignment.
o Language Arts curriculum maps.
o Social Studies maps.
o All GLE’s (Grade Level Expectations)
o Media/Technology Curriculum
Based on the information provided what re-alignment or revisions need to be
made?
VISION OF THE GRADUATE:
Does the unit address the expectations of students of GPS based on the Vision
of the Graduate? Explain.
ENDURING UNDERSTANDING/ ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
o Are the stated enduring understanding and essential questions openended, investigative, research-based, collaborating, analyzing,
interpreting, requiring synthesis and reflection?
AUTHENTIC/PERFORMANCE-BASED AND SUMMATIVE
ASSESSMENTS:
Includes: Goal, Role, Audience, Situation, Product, Performance and Purpose
and Standards and Criteria for Success.
CONTENT KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS:
Are these aligned to GLE’s
LEARNING EXPERIENCES:
Provide Universal Suggested Lessons – make it clear that these are
suggested parameters that there is flexibility with
o Suggested time parameters
o Roles and responsibilities for each content area teacher.
o Integrate with other Program Areas delineated such as ESL, FLES and
others.
o Include cooperative learning, student response, variety of instructional
strategies.
o Differentiation
o Component assessments and final unit assessment
o Student work exemplars
o Consistent resources and materials – books, non-print, video
How much of these experiences have been developed fully? What still needs
to be done?
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