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Please check to ensure that you are unpacking a separate standard from your classmates (i.e., first come, first served). Unpacking standards requires some real navel gazing sometimes (e.g., what is the difference in cognitive complexity between explain and demonstrate?), but it is a necessary part of teaching and will help you in terms of your own conceptual understanding and ability to translate standards into effective pedagogy. It is also a very common (if not overused) professional development task, so don’t be surprised if you see it in the field someday.

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Watch videos at http://bit.ly/unpackingstandards443 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U7K33_oUN8. Begin unpacking 1 SOL standard for middle school science. Note:  There are many approaches to unpacking standards. The key is to showcase an analytical understanding of the standard. Your final product can take many forms. See previous examples of student work here.

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Skim middle grades standards here and make a list of ~5 to big ideas covered and 1-2 ways that teachers can help teach the big idea.

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Begin engaging in a close read (i.e., don’t skim read) of a curriculum for at least 1

middle school course. Feel free to use any county, but here are some suggestions:

Howard County, MD: https://www.hcpss.org/academics/

Richmond, VA:

http://www.rpstech.org/curriculum.html

Henrico, VA: http://henricoschools.us/secondary-curriculum/ (check pacing guide links)

Johnston County, NC: https://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=288246

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Begin engaging in a close read (i.e., don’t skim read) of a curriculum for at least 1

middle school course. Feel free to use any county, but here are some suggestions:

Howard County, MD: https://www.hcpss.org/academics/

Richmond, VA:

http://www.rpstech.org/curriculum.html

Henrico, VA: http://henricoschools.us/secondary-curriculum/ (check pacing guide links)

Johnston County, NC: https://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=288246

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Begin engaging in a close read (i.e., don’t skim read) of a curriculum for at least 1

middle school course. Feel free to use any county, but here are some suggestions:

Howard County, MD: https://www.hcpss.org/academics/

Richmond, VA:

http://www.rpstech.org/curriculum.html

Henrico, VA: http://henricoschools.us/secondary-curriculum/ (check pacing guide links)

Johnston County, NC: https://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=288246

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Watch videos at http://bit.ly/unpackingstandards443 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U7K33_oUN8. Begin unpacking 1 SOL standard for middle school math. Note:  There are many approaches to unpacking standards. The key is to showcase an analytical understanding of the standard. Your final product can take many forms. See previous examples of student work here.

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Read:  http://bit.ly/mathLU443 and make a list of ~5 to big ideas covered and 1-2 ways that teachers can help teach the big idea (1 white box below).

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Watch videos at http://bit.ly/unpackingstandards443 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U7K33_oUN8. Begin unpacking 1 SOL standard for middle school ELA. Note:  There are many approaches to unpacking standards. The key is to showcase an analytical understanding of the standard. Your final product can take many forms. See previous examples of student work here.

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Read: 18-32 and 38-41 at http://bit.ly/ELALU443 and make a list of ~5 to big ideas covered and 1-2 ways that teachers can help teach the big idea.