Big Ideas, Themes, Understanding, Knowledge and Skills by Sean Peters https://padlet.com/escpeters/PS92Q Use this Padlet to compare and contrast: Big Ideas vs Themes, Understandings vs Knowledges/Skills en-us 2015-06-30 03:47:17 UTC 2019-04-15 19:19:00 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/escpeters/PS92Q/wish/351782423 The Big Idea is more focused, and as a result not overtly obvious from the beginning of a unit. Where as the theme is more of an overarching topic that can combine various units of study/subjects and possibly even multiple big ideas. ]]> 2019-04-15 19:08:01 UTC https://padlet.com/escpeters/PS92Q/wish/351782423 A big idea according to the text is inferred as you are going through the unit. A theme points more to one subject or topic. A big idea can cover multiple themes https://padlet.com/escpeters/PS92Q/wish/351782757 2019-04-15 19:09:00 UTC https://padlet.com/escpeters/PS92Q/wish/351782757 Connection https://padlet.com/escpeters/PS92Q/wish/351783244 Connects discrete knowledge and skills together]]> 2019-04-15 19:10:32 UTC https://padlet.com/escpeters/PS92Q/wish/351783244 A https://padlet.com/escpeters/PS92Q/wish/351783293 A big idea is an overall concept being addressed which may or may not appear in other areas of study while the theme is more of an understanding of what you can take away and utilize in other areas of learning and life.]]> 2019-04-15 19:10:41 UTC https://padlet.com/escpeters/PS92Q/wish/351783293 Inquiry Data https://padlet.com/escpeters/PS92Q/wish/351783539 We can check for student understanding, interpret results, create flexible groupings, and inevitably, adjust our instruction accordingly.]]> 2019-04-15 19:11:13 UTC https://padlet.com/escpeters/PS92Q/wish/351783539 https://padlet.com/escpeters/PS92Q/wish/351783732 Enduring understanding are the overall academic unit goals that remain the same throughout a unit. The essential question however is a guiding question that changes each lesson and its intended purpose is to support the daily lesson goal/objective. ]]> 2019-04-15 19:11:24 UTC https://padlet.com/escpeters/PS92Q/wish/351783732 Once again understandings are uncovered and inferred. It allows the students to make connections within the big idea. Knowledge and skills are used to uncover the understandings and big ideas. https://padlet.com/escpeters/PS92Q/wish/351783820 2019-04-15 19:11:41 UTC https://padlet.com/escpeters/PS92Q/wish/351783820 The big idea is when meaning is "discovered" and the theme is more of a central message that's presented to the learner. mcohen33 https://padlet.com/escpeters/PS92Q/wish/351783991 2019-04-15 19:12:10 UTC https://padlet.com/escpeters/PS92Q/wish/351783991 Themes are Recurring https://padlet.com/escpeters/PS92Q/wish/351784044 A theme is a recurring idea and frequently referred back to in a unit of study. ]]> 2019-04-15 19:12:20 UTC https://padlet.com/escpeters/PS92Q/wish/351784044 So a theme is explicit, whereas a big idea is implicit https://padlet.com/escpeters/PS92Q/wish/351786272 2019-04-15 19:18:51 UTC https://padlet.com/escpeters/PS92Q/wish/351786272