American Museum of Natural History by Lisa Nicholson https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge Interdisciplinary Unit Writing en-us 2019-03-22 12:42:42 UTC 2025-12-23 04:06:39 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Condos.png Good Morning! Hope your day is sensational:-) jnandco1 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344181046 2019-03-22 12:49:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344181046 Good morning! https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344184148 2019-03-22 12:55:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344184148 Bon matin! https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344185283 2019-03-22 12:58:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344185283 Good morning https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344185715 2019-03-22 12:59:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344185715 Good morning! cari_barbour https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344186098 2019-03-22 13:00:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344186098 Good Morning tbrass1 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344186238 2019-03-22 13:00:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344186238 good morning:) jfaherty3 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344186369 2019-03-22 13:00:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344186369 Good Morning!! :) https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344186448 2019-03-22 13:00:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344186448 sean_bailey1 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344186531 Hello everyone!]]> 2019-03-22 13:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344186531 Hi everyone :) alexandra_carter2 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344186648 2019-03-22 13:01:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344186648 good morning https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344186758 2019-03-22 13:01:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344186758 Good morning nread7 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344186794 2019-03-22 13:01:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344186794 Hello! https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344186940 2019-03-22 13:01:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344186940 egirard5 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344186946 good morning!!!]]> 2019-03-22 13:01:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344186946 lcolette1 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344187242 Hello]]> 2019-03-22 13:02:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344187242 hello from the AIS table ccalhoun19 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344188090 2019-03-22 13:04:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344188090 dkelly50 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344188531 Hello everyone]]> 2019-03-22 13:05:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344188531 Hello! : opennington https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344189032 2019-03-22 13:06:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344189032 elisabethlamb1 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344190023 Hello]]> 2019-03-22 13:08:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344190023 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344190108 Checking in... Buon Giorno!]]> 2019-03-22 13:08:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344190108 Morning :) https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344190364 2019-03-22 13:09:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344190364 Good Morning rchis82 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344190919 2019-03-22 13:10:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344190919 Hello https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344191166 2019-03-22 13:10:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344191166 nathan_fell https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344192786 Nice to meet everyone]]> 2019-03-22 13:14:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344192786 how do you ensure and/or access if you have guided students to a new understanding in the summative? ccalhoun19 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344244084 2019-03-22 14:45:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344244084 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344244168 What are you referring to as 20-24 hours? Is there a minimum time that you need to invest individually?

]]> 2019-03-22 14:45:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344244168 Individual units are usually built for a 20-24 hr seated time period in order for students to be able to achieve at the higher levels of the criteria. If they don't have enough time to develop the knowledge and skills necessary then they will not be able to do their best. jnandco1 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344302470 2019-03-22 16:44:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344302470 Catherine - Not sure what you are asking here. Are you talking about student access to the learning? Can you help me understand better please: jnandco1 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344302734 2019-03-22 16:45:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344302734 lcolette1 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344318236 Is anyone else using the Teachers College Units of Study? ]]> 2019-03-22 17:21:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344318236 purpose is meant to be a very broad statement https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344321780 2019-03-22 17:28:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344321780 Point of entry! https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344321784 2019-03-22 17:28:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344321784 Writing the purpose helped me see the connections between the disciplines more clearly. https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344321986 2019-03-22 17:28:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344321986 Aha - it would be interesting to re-vamp past IDU's by looking at different entry portals nread7 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344322050 2019-03-22 17:28:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344322050 Aha: nathan_fell https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344322054 Having the Purpose dovetail into the assessment.]]> 2019-03-22 17:28:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344322054 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344322110 IDU's are created out of the same concept, not out of combining a skill from one discipline and content from another

]]> 2019-03-22 17:28:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344322110 Honouring both disciplines https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344322173 2019-03-22 17:28:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344322173 Ah ha, we can use key concepts to make connections between disciplines. https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344322332 2019-03-22 17:29:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344322332 Different points of entry and how all 3 are valid ways to connect disciplines. tbrass1 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344322343 2019-03-22 17:29:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344322343 all students are not required to participate in the IDU.....though it would be nice! ccalhoun19 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344322378 2019-03-22 17:29:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344322378 how the unit planner will look with both contents included https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344322400 2019-03-22 17:29:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344322400 Planning really requires flexibility on the part of everyone! cari_barbour https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344322684 2019-03-22 17:29:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344322684 Access route/point of entry between the two subjects - content, concepts or contexts to find commonality to design an IDU alexandra_carter2 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344323010 2019-03-22 17:29:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344323010 lcolette1 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344323046 I like that there are multiple portals to approach the unit - concept, context, and content.]]> 2019-03-22 17:29:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344323046 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344323145 An Aha: being thoughtful about where there are not real obstacles and where ID work will be most easily seen as an advantage, and helpful, and starting there—- that’s the wise path for us.]]> 2019-03-22 17:29:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344323145 leslie_goldberg https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344323370 ah-ha: this plan does not need to be limited by this year's limitations, since this is a unit that can be implemented for next year. ]]> 2019-03-22 17:30:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344323370 Both disciplines need to enter through the same portal (concepts, content OR context) https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344323473 2019-03-22 17:30:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344323473 concepts, context, or content as the portal in https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344323477 2019-03-22 17:30:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344323477 Differences between transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary dkelly50 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344323729 2019-03-22 17:30:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344323729 Broad point of entry! kjudge10_1 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344324114 2019-03-22 17:30:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344324114 It doesn't need to be a narrow focus rchis82 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344324543 2019-03-22 17:30:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344324543 how the language arts can support other disciplines without doing all the writing jfaherty3 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344324595 2019-03-22 17:30:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344324595 Should be full units (24 hours) in each subject with 1 combined summative opennington https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344324896 2019-03-22 17:31:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344324896 no one content should drive the unit cschuler https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344324936 2019-03-22 17:31:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344324936 multiple "entry points" can make for a solid plan https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344325273 2019-03-22 17:31:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344325273 Went to Freds on Amsterdam tbrass1 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344448953 2019-03-23 12:32:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344448953 MoMa- delicious. https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344448957 2019-03-23 12:32:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344448957 We also went to the most hilarious play: The Play That Goes Wrong- soooo funny. https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344448993 2019-03-23 12:32:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344448993 Wagamama! cari_barbour https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344448996 2019-03-23 12:32:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344448996 Amsterdam Ale house dkelly50 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344449007 2019-03-23 12:32:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344449007 leslie_goldberg https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344449011 Jin Ramen (just up the street)]]> 2019-03-23 12:32:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344449011 nathan_fell https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344449030 I'm in New York (and I brought my wife), and we went to a hole-in-the-wall pizzeria and got a slice. When in Rome... ]]> 2019-03-23 12:33:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344449030 Amsterdam Ale House, Dive 75 opennington https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344449107 2019-03-23 12:34:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344449107 We ate at Caliente https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344449112 2019-03-23 12:34:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344449112 sean_bailey1 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344449122 I went to Jin Ramen too, it was good.]]> 2019-03-23 12:34:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344449122 We went to Eataly (200 5th Ave opposite the Flat Iron building) and it was great - superb ricotta ravioli with lemon butter sauce and the best gelato I've ever tasted. nread7 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344449139 2019-03-23 12:34:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344449139 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344449203 Riko Peruvian Food, down right by Madison Square Garden. Anything is good. Super fun, cute,  tasty- and South American soccer on tv!]]> 2019-03-23 12:35:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344449203 Criterion: Students must demonstrate understanding, and demonstrate it consistently, among all criteria elements. https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344453941 2019-03-23 13:34:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344453941 criterion ccalhoun19 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344454052 What makes the understanding 'insightful' to achieve a 7-8]]> 2019-03-23 13:35:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344454052 sean_bailey1 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344454433 We haven't thought about Criterion D yet... how are we going to ask students to reflect? (Like the idea of doing some reflection mid learning like we're doing here).]]> 2019-03-23 13:40:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344454433 leslie_goldberg https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344454445 Our students are going to stuggle significantly with Criterion D and verbalizing their evaluation 

]]> 2019-03-23 13:40:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344454445 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344454464 Some of the criteria seem very forced. I feel as if I have to change my task in order to accommodate the criteria]]> 2019-03-23 13:40:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344454464 We're struggling...but we will figure it out! https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344454502 2019-03-23 13:41:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344454502 jfaherty3 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344454509 wondering how students with an IEP get assessed

]]> 2019-03-23 13:41:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344454509 Unsure about how to report on all of the strands in an adequate fashion https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344454518 2019-03-23 13:41:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344454518 It's important to fully understand the assessment criteria when planning formative tasks because some are specific and might not fit comfortably. 'Synthesize disciplinary knowledge to demonstrate interdisciplinary understanding.' can be tricky. nread7 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344454520

]]> 2019-03-23 13:41:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344454520 rubric teaching tip ccalhoun19 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344458078 Give students the rubric(s) you'll be using to assess their work along a scaled down worked assessment of your own. This will give them an opportunity to apply the rubric to help them better understand expectations.


]]> 2019-03-23 14:20:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344458078 nread7 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344467280 Inspirational subway mosaics!]]> 2019-03-23 15:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344467280 Check out this very cool and multi layered short film:https://youtu.be/pGVBbGwg2n4 nread7 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344555603 2019-03-24 13:20:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344555603 Thank you to Cari for creating and making detailed notes for our group alexandra_carter2 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344568097 2019-03-24 15:24:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344568097 Thank you to Kiran and Nicola for sharing all your resources for the betterment of the students in each of our buildings. True Canadian Socialism at its best. tbrass1 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344568101 2019-03-24 15:24:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344568101 leslie_goldberg https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344568107 Thank you all for sharing your unit plans with us and giving us the opportunity to learn from your brilliant ideas!]]> 2019-03-24 15:24:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344568107 Thanks Kiran for being so generous with your resources. Thanks Nicola for being so helpful and engaging in discussions https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344568114 2019-03-24 15:24:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344568114 thanks...... ccalhoun19 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344568117 Thank you Oliver for the opportunity to get to know you and collaborate with you. I appreciate your humor and positive attitude. 


]]> 2019-03-24 15:24:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344568117 Thank you to Kiran, Dave and Tristan! It was so fun! nread7 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344568126 2019-03-24 15:24:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344568126 Thank you... everyone! This has been a productive and really enjoyable workshop. sean_bailey1 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344568140 2019-03-24 15:25:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344568140 Thank you to all for sharing - resources and ideas :) jfaherty3 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344568143 2019-03-24 15:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344568143 nathan_fell https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344568146 Thank you Christina for giving me a NEW JOB and a place in the greatest city in the US]]> 2019-03-24 15:25:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344568146 Thank you Leslie for working so diligently on the Unit Plan as we merged creative thoughts to make one unique combination! https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344568155 2019-03-24 15:25:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344568155 Thanks to my whole group for the collaboration, feedback, learning and MANY laughs. :) cari_barbour https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344568157 2019-03-24 15:25:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344568157 Thank this useful.you Aki for engaging and future planning to make https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344568174 2019-03-24 15:25:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344568174 leslie_goldberg https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344568228 Thank you to the gentlemen from St. Paul for sharing those incredible google sheet unit plan templates! I've been debating making one for myself for months now and have just been wishing i had one!]]> 2019-03-24 15:25:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344568228 thanks ccalhoun19 https://padlet.com/jnandco1/7a4oilv2afge/wish/344568284 buddies.......what happens on the conference stays at the conference!

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