Overarching Understanding Goals, or Throughlines: Do they capture the most important things for students to learn?
Yes, your udnerstanding goals are broad and they allow you to go in depth with them throughout the semester/year.
Yes, as stated this is important to the Sioux Falls School District
Are they phrased as questions and as statements (such as “Students will understand ...”or “Students will appreciate ...”?
You might want to add questions also. (I didn’t do this either!)
Yes
Do they relate closely to generative topics and understanding goals for the?
I think your first and third generative topic/understanding goal could be specified more, it is very similar to the understanding goal. Other than that they sound good.
Yes, very much so!
Generative Topics: Are they central to one or more disciplines or domains?
Yes, technology, the arts, and students expressions of emotions/ communication.
Yes, they relate very well.
Interesting and exciting to students?
Art is very rarely integrated into the classroom and I think students really enjoy learning about art. So I think your unit with be interesting and exciting, especially when integrating technology as well.
I agree I think that students enjoy looking at different types of art and learning about the background of the artists or art.
Do they provide opportunities for students to make connections to other classes as well as life outside of school?
I definitely think your generative topics relate to several different areas, especially life outside of school. Using technology to express themselves, students will use this every day of their lives.
I think the technology aspect of how this connects to art and their life outside of school provides the students with this opportunity!
Is there related resources and materials to make topic accessible to students?
It seems like you are going to use several resources (the blog you created, along with custom search engines).
Yes the search engine and blog make it accessible for students at home or anywhere!
Unit-Long Understanding Goals: Are they closely related to throughlines?
Yes, they relate very well.
Yes, both address human nature in art and technology uses for art.
Do they focus on central aspects of the generative topic?
Yes.
Yes, they connect and focus on the main aspects of the generative topic.
Do they capture what is most important for students to understand about the generative topic?
Yes, I think your focus is on important learning aspects for the students. I think the students will enjoy this unit.
Yes, how to use technology in art and how human nature is expressed in art.
Do they take the form of a question and a statement?
No, so you might want to add questions. I didn’t do this either the first time.
Yes
Do they capture the most important things for students to learn?
Yes, your udnerstanding goals are broad and they allow you to go in depth with them throughout the semester/year.
Yes, as stated this is important to the Sioux Falls School District
Are they phrased as questions and as statements (such as “Students will understand ...”or “Students will appreciate ...”?
You might want to add questions also. (I didn’t do this either!)
Yes
Do they relate closely to generative topics and understanding goals for the?
I think your first and third generative topic/understanding goal could be specified more, it is very similar to the understanding goal. Other than that they sound good.
Yes, very much so!
Generative Topics:
Are they central to one or more disciplines or domains?
Yes, technology, the arts, and students expressions of emotions/ communication.
Yes, they relate very well.
Interesting and exciting to students?
Art is very rarely integrated into the classroom and I think students really enjoy learning about art. So I think your unit with be interesting and exciting, especially when integrating technology as well.
I agree I think that students enjoy looking at different types of art and learning about the background of the artists or art.
Do they provide opportunities for students to make connections to other classes as well as life outside of school?
I definitely think your generative topics relate to several different areas, especially life outside of school. Using technology to express themselves, students will use this every day of their lives.
I think the technology aspect of how this connects to art and their life outside of school provides the students with this opportunity!
Is there related resources and materials to make topic accessible to students?
It seems like you are going to use several resources (the blog you created, along with custom search engines).
Yes the search engine and blog make it accessible for students at home or anywhere!
Unit-Long Understanding Goals:
Are they closely related to throughlines?
Yes, they relate very well.
Yes, both address human nature in art and technology uses for art.
Do they focus on central aspects of the generative topic?
Yes.
Yes, they connect and focus on the main aspects of the generative topic.
Do they capture what is most important for students to understand about the
generative topic?
Yes, I think your focus is on important learning aspects for the students. I think the students will enjoy this unit.
Yes, how to use technology in art and how human nature is expressed in art.
Do they take the form of a question and a statement?
No, so you might want to add questions. I didn’t do this either the first time.
Yes