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It feels as though we are constantly playing catch up with regards to planning. If planning is truly going to drive our teaching and learning, should this not be the first priority when assigning time on Wednesday afternoon?

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a better understanding of how each section in stage 1 connects with each other.

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When can we work on refining and revising each Ubd? Planning time is not enough...

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When can we work on refining and revising each Ubd? Planning time is not enough...

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How to use the assessment piece to guide instruction for EAL students?

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no clear expectations regarding the process

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no clear expectations regarding the process

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WE realize that we have to revise our UBD target goals specially our essentials questions.

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WE realize that we have to revise our UBD target goals specially our essentials questions.

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targeted understandings should be based on transferable big ideas.

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targeted understandings should be based on transferable big ideas.

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What are the plans to provide UBD training to specialists, since they were not included in the past? I can help with this.

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What are the plans to provide UBD training to specialists, since they were not included in the past? I can help with this.

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knowledge and skills are overlapped, merged

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knowledge and skills are overlapped, merged

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Filling out the differentiation piece and the language objectives for EAL students

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essential questions and transfer goal should be in kid friendly language

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essential questions and transfer goal should be in kid friendly language

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I have an insight that essential questions should be arguable.

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K-12 Art Standards need to be defined

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Do we still need training on how to effectively build a UBD?

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Do we still need training on how to effectively build a UBD?

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attending planning meetings and observing HR teachers develop transfer goals

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LAs have little to no knowledge/engagement/understanding of UBDs

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LAs have little to no knowledge/engagement/understanding of UBDs

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How are we going to ensure UbDs are stages are correctly done? What is our school's plan to get all grade levels here?

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How are we going to ensure UbDs are stages are correctly done? What is our school's plan to get all grade levels here?

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Are we having more time to work on the refinement

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Are we having more time to work on the refinement

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Stage 2 is our weakest area as a grade level

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Stage 2 is our weakest area as a grade level

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Understanding the difference between knowledge and skills is vital work and not easy.

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Our group is pretty good at making UBDs fit the criteria and meaningful IF we have the time in advance

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Our group is pretty good at making UBDs fit the criteria and meaningful IF we have the time in advance

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As atelierista I hope to write the arts integration piece into the 1st grade and K team's UBDs and suggest some/input some content integration ideas into arts teachers UBDs (if they like). In order to encourage interdisciplinary teaching.

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To start the UBDs we need to have standards

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To start the UBDs we need to have standards

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I now have  a better understanding of how each sections in  stage 1 connects to  each other. 

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I now have  a better understanding of how each sections in  stage 1 connects to  each other. 

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Now that we look at the example, I realize it needs to be refined/organized

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Now that we look at the example, I realize it needs to be refined/organized

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As Spanish we are into the process, editing any time

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As Spanish we are into the process, editing any time

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That many of us have a different understanding of what essential questions, enduring understandings, skills and knowledge are

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That many of us have a different understanding of what essential questions, enduring understandings, skills and knowledge are

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All UBDs bullet points are connected and should be well balanced. 

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All UBDs bullet points are connected and should be well balanced. 

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The more people working on a ubd, the more complicated and challenging creating a ubd can be. But hopefully, it is more useful, and lasting in the  end.

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New to UBD, but very similar to PYP unit planners.

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It is sometimes challenging to deeply understand UBD's that accumulate lots of resources and activities.

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What is our overarching goal? In other words - what is ISP's transfer goal when it comes to UBD? Is the plan to have all grades and all subject areas 

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What is our overarching goal? In other words - what is ISP's transfer goal when it comes to UBD? Is the plan to have all grades and all subject areas 

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Aligning everything with the standards and knowing which standards that should create the foundation

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It is sometimes hard to follow the changes made to the UBD's. Is there an easy way to find updates.

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Most helpful part of the UBDs. Keeps lessons and plans on time. Keeps grade level team together with a group goal/timeline.

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I feel I can help support teachers (who are new to UBD) understanding of UBD since I used to conduct UBD trainings  in the states.

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I feel I can help support teachers (who are new to UBD) understanding of UBD since I used to conduct UBD trainings  in the states.

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They have a lot of potential if we all knew how to fill them in, use them, and keep them a living document properly

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It is ok not to use the same design (framework) to present our UBS? Is the UBDs content all what matters? 

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It is ok not to use the same design (framework) to present our UBS? Is the UBDs content all what matters? 

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In Math, to move away from paper and pencil assessments for stage 2 

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In Math, to move away from paper and pencil assessments for stage 2 

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we can see a wide and open way to develop a plan

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we can see a wide and open way to develop a plan

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Writing essentials questions and having time to revise the UBD

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Writing essentials questions and having time to revise the UBD

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Can the EAL team be given a clear format to use?

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Why can't we move things into folders or edit files or folders? It appears that only grade level leads can do this

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They are very clear and helpful in order to plan.

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They are very clear and helpful in order to plan.

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I struggle coming up with essential questions. 

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I struggle coming up with essential questions. 

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Do we have to plan stage 3 if we are following a different reading curriculum. 

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Do we have to plan stage 3 if we are following a different reading curriculum. 

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Organized planning at hand for all teachers

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Organized planning at hand for all teachers

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Starting with the end in mind and remaining focused on the targets to get there.

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It is important to be able to have consistency in the development of UBDs in a grade level 

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It is important to be able to have consistency in the development of UBDs in a grade level 

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We used Atlas in the past, now we use UBDs 

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We used Atlas in the past, now we use UBDs 

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I am present while the grade level team I support write UBDs. I keep up-to-date with UBDs to best support my EAL students and differentiate work for them.

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How do UBD allow for interdisciplinary learning and planning? 

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How do UBD allow for interdisciplinary learning and planning? 

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why do we need a UBD for writing if we are following writer's workshop?

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why do we need a UBD for writing if we are following writer's workshop?

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We add the common core standards, NGSS, and AERO standards, but we report on different standards

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We add the common core standards, NGSS, and AERO standards, but we report on different standards

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They are a very helpful guide in order to know skills, questions and standards to follow. Very helpful for new teachers.

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They are a very helpful guide in order to know skills, questions and standards to follow. Very helpful for new teachers.

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We have made changes in the essential questions. 

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We have made changes in the essential questions. 

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They are different according to the grade level. Could we have an opportunity to learn from others?

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They are different according to the grade level. Could we have an opportunity to learn from others?

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How are they being used effectively within the meeting structure we have at ISP?

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Helps me to plan age appropriate lessons. 

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Helps me to plan age appropriate lessons. 

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Too many steps to access particular information. It is easy to forget in what folder you can find what. 

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Too many steps to access particular information. It is easy to forget in what folder you can find what. 

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It is similar to Atlas. Students will know... Students will understand, assessments, etc 

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It is similar to Atlas. Students will know... Students will understand, assessments, etc 

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Are we using it in the exact way the planner was meant to be designed?  We were told 2 years ago that we are doing an ISP version of the UBD and i wonder if this is the case, is it the most effective way to approach planning?

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Are we using it in the exact way the planner was meant to be designed?  We were told 2 years ago that we are doing an ISP version of the UBD and i wonder if this is the case, is it the most effective way to approach planning?

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Clear and organized planning at hand for everyone

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Clear and organized planning at hand for everyone

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I don't find the layout of the UBD particularly user friendly 

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I don't find the layout of the UBD particularly user friendly 

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revising them every year! Keeping track of old ones. folders, folders, more folders!

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The layout online makes it difficult to remember what the overall transfer goal and essential questions are. You have to keep scrolling up to remind yourself.

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The layout online makes it difficult to remember what the overall transfer goal and essential questions are. You have to keep scrolling up to remind yourself.

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Not having enough time to delve deeply into the UBDs at our meetings.  Feeling like they can be a lot of work with little gain at times.

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Not having enough time to delve deeply into the UBDs at our meetings.  Feeling like they can be a lot of work with little gain at times.

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I do know now but it is hard to to differentiate between  'students will know' and 'students will be skilled at'.

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I do know now but it is hard to to differentiate between  'students will know' and 'students will be skilled at'.

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link the essential questions to to concrete skills

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link the essential questions to to concrete skills

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They are an excellent guide to document plans and assessments. However, these need to be updated. They are live documents

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They are an excellent guide to document plans and assessments. However, these need to be updated. They are live documents

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Backwards planning works best if time is taken in advance of the unit

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Backwards planning works best if time is taken in advance of the unit

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UBD's help us follow what is going on in class as a team. It involves, every single detail for units, including who is in charge of what and when..

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I struggle with my essential questions. 

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I struggle with my essential questions. 

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why do we need to keep all content areas separate?

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why do we need to keep all content areas separate?

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They have a lot of information and if they are not well organized, they can get messy & overwhelming

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They have a lot of information and if they are not well organized, they can get messy & overwhelming

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I struggle to come up with a genuine transfer goal 

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I struggle to come up with a genuine transfer goal 

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It helps me to reflect deeper on our teaching and learning goals. 

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It helps me to reflect deeper on our teaching and learning goals. 

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They are super useful if used effectively

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I find the transfer goal difficult if I am starting a unit and I don't know what the content is.

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I find the transfer goal difficult if I am starting a unit and I don't know what the content is.

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It seems as ubd’s are always changing, sometimes this can be positive but it can also take away from the learning of the children. How much change is too much and too often?

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We use them to help guide teaching and learning

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We use them to help guide teaching and learning

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I helps me see further than just teaching concepts for students to memorize. 

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I helps me see further than just teaching concepts for students to memorize. 

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I have been planning with UBD's since 3-4 years

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I have been planning with UBD's since 3-4 years