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to guide student learning and what is expected from students

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To guide instruction and student thoughts. Keep in mind the most the goal of unit or lesson

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To help us focus our instruction to guide the students to the end result of the lesson

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Backward design; keep focused on what the goal of the unit/learning is

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To give the meaning and bigger picture behind the concepts and skills we expect students to learn and master

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To guide student learning, while still giving them the opportunity to problem solve and think for themselves.

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to connect knowledge and understanding to end result

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To keep the big picture in mind while teaching.

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To activate students prior knowledge.

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They are mission statements for the unit and keep us focused on the end goal of learning.

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They are mission statements for the unit and keep us focused on the end goal of learning.

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Leslie

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To foster critical thinking and help students focus on the deeper meaning.

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To guide our curriculum and make sure we have a defined focus for each unit of study

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To guide our curriculum and make sure we have a defined focus for each unit of study

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To guide student learning. Should provoke deeper thinking.

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To stay on track with learning targets, to guide student learning beyond rote memorization of 

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To stay on track with learning targets, to guide student learning beyond rote memorization of 

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To stay on target with what the most important learning objective is

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To guide student thinking and to stay focused on the main goal of the unit.

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To guide instruction and challenge students to think deeper

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to ensure we achieve the goal/standard... if students can successfully, accurately, and independently answer the essential question, they have reached the learning target

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to ensure we achieve the goal/standard... if students can successfully, accurately, and independently answer the essential question, they have reached the learning target

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Haley  The essential questions helps to guide our instruction, practice, and assessment of units and lessons

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Haley  The essential questions helps to guide our instruction, practice, and assessment of units and lessons

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Essential questions stimulate thought and invite inquiry.

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These questions can activiate prior knowledge, engage our students in higher level thinking, promote additional inquiry, and encourage students to generate additional questions.  Great for guiding and also assessing the depth of knowledge acquired through a unit.