Unpacking the standards

Complete the “ECE-650 Unpacking the Standards” chart with the following:

Select a class profile, preschool to Grade 3, on which you will focus the assignments throughout this course.

Select an overall theme that you will use for the assignments throughout this course from the following:

Theme 1 - Culture

Theme 2 - Time, Continuity, and Change

Theme 3 - People, Places, and Environments

Theme 4 - Individual Development and Identity

Theme 5 - Individuals, Groups, and Institutions

Theme 6 - Power, Authority, and Governance

Theme 7 - Production, Distribution, and Consumption

Theme 8 - Science, Technology, and Society

Theme 9 - Global Connections

Theme 10 - Civic Ideals and Practices

Identify one social studies, one ELA, and one arts standard related to the selected theme and from the state in which you plan to teach. When selecting standards, select those that scaffold or support later standards.

List the verbs in the standard (these are often used in objectives aligned to the standard).

List the nouns in the standard (these often become vocabulary for a unit).

Identify the skills necessary to master the standard.

Create three objectives for each standard using Bloom's Taxonomy.

Determine a pre-assessment that assesses each standard and is developmentally appropriate for the selected age group.

Propose a learning center or age-appropriate activity where students can demonstrate the desired knowledge or skill, and two instructional strategies with a description on how they support the learning.

Support your work with 3-5 scholarly resources.