A Model Unit For Grade 12: Exploitation and Harmony
Description
A Model Unit for Grade 12: Exploitation and Harmony is one book in the series Tools for Instruction Reading and Assessment. The series consists of twenty-four companion documents to Teaching to Diversity: The Three Block Model of Universal Design for Learning by Jennifer Katz. The model unit integrates major themes from Manitoba's curricula for the first term of the grade 12 school year.
The topics are "Western Civilization" and "Current Topics in First Nations, Metis, and Inuit" from the social studies curriculum and "Biology" and "Physics" from the science curriculum. These are brought into the disciplines of mathematics, physical education and health, language arts, and fine arts - particularly through the lens of the multiple intelligences (MI). Differentiated activities based on MI approaches inspire diverse students and accommodate their individual learning styles.
MI activity cards are included, as well as planners that outline the essential understandings, essential questions, and final inquiry projects for the unit. Rubrics, based on Bloom's taxonomy, show a progression of conceptual thinking from rote, basic understanding to synthesized, higher-order analysis. Teachers can use this model unit as a template for planning the second thematic unit of the school year.
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Jennifer Katz, PhD, taught for 16 years in diverse classrooms from K to 12, including special education and inclusive classrooms in Winnipeg and Vancouver. She has also served as a resource teacher and counsellor. Her work as an advocate of inclusive education has spanned several countries, provinces, and territories, and multiple audiences, including students, parents, teachers, educational leaders, and curriculum and policy development ministries. Dr. Katz received the MCEC Outstanding Achievement Award for Leadership, 2016. She now serves as an Assistant Professor of Inclusive Education at the University of British Columbia.
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Contents
- Plan for School Year 4
- Introduction to Model Unit 5
- Theme: Exploitation and Harmony 6
- Instructional Planner: Timeline 6
- Suggested Materials for the Unit Lessons and Activities 6
- Other Recommended Resources 7
- Plan for Integrating History and Biology and Physics 8
- Plan for English Language Arts 11
- Plan for Mathematics 12
- Mathematics Inquiry 12
- Assessment Rubric for History 14
- Assessment Rubric for Biology 16
- Assessment Rubric for Physics 18
- Assessment Rubric for Mathematics 20
- Preparation for MI Activities and Work Centres 23
- Introductory Work for Students 23
- Brainstorming Activity Ideas for MI Centres: Biology and History 25
- Brainstorming Activity Ideas for MI Centres: Physics and Mathematics 26
- Inquiry Project 27
- Project Guidelines 28
- Project: Part 1: History and Biology 28
- Project: Part 2: Physics 28
- Assessment and Grading 29
