developing concept based driving questions
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For a full description of this approach to developing robust Concept Based Driving Questions go to http://openingpaths.org/2014/01/concept-based-driving-questionsTRANSCRIPT
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Designing Concept-Based Driving Questions for PBL
John McCarthy, Ed.S.Opening PathsTwitter @[email protected] Article: http://openingpaths.org/2014/01/concept-based-driving-questions
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CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING YOUR DRIVING QUESTION:
1. Is it in student-friendly language, and will students find it interesting?
2. Is it open-ended and can be answered by the final product/performance?
3. Will the answer require in-depth content inquiry?
4. Does it relate to a real world problem, need, or opportunity?
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How do math calculations help us in the real world?
What December party proposal would be the most fun and cheap?
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What US policies and/or laws from the 1930s to 1960s effected US domestically and internationally?
How can we influence social justice locally, nationally, or globally?
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Concept-Based DQ Development
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DQ Deconstructed
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Deep inquiry into Content
Audience beyond School
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Concepts Based DQs
1. Unpack from Outcomes: 1-2 key concepts
2. Choose a universal theme
3. Understand that… (include key concept(s) + universal theme)
4. Turn into a question.
5. Rewrite into Student-Friendly language.
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Abundance/ScarcityAcceptance/RejectionAdaptationAging/MaturityBalanceChange/ContinuityChallengeCommunitiesConnections
ConflictContinuityCooperationCourageCultureCyclesDefense/ProtectionDiscoveryDiversity
From Jay McTighe:Big Ideas/Universal Truths
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Understand that… Conflict and compromise clarify our values based on our choices.
Understand that…Authors use voice to create interesting communications to sway or inspire a community.
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History/Government
Understand that… Conflict and compromise clarify our values based on
our choices.
How do our values help us decide when to take a stand in spite of great consequences to our comfortable living?
DrivingQuestion
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How best could I advocate for an issue in my community, to provide influence or aid?
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English
Understand that… Authors use voice to create interesting
communications to sway or inspire a community.
How does author voice capture our interests and desire to know more?
DrivingQuestion
DraftQuestion
How can I support a social/community cause through my (written) words?
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roject-based Learning
John McCarthy, Ed.S.Opening PathsTwitter @[email protected] Article: http://openingpaths.org/2014/01/concept-based-driving-questions