The+Haverford+School

      The Haverford School Year 2/3 Team

Dawn Hoffman, JrK Nick Romero, 6th grade Math Dan Slack, Academic Dean, Fm III English Delia Turner, English Dept. Chair, 6th Grade English Lisa Snyder, Head of Information Services

==**PBL Unit Template** ==

//We want to share your PBL units with the world from our web page, so we created a template format for you to fill out. Please fill in these sections and then link to where you have created the unit plans, such as a Google doc, wiki, website, etc.. We are excited to see what your team and the students have created. When you have finished completing this template, please delete the italicized directions below each section heading as well as these directions. If you need any help or have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.//

**Rationale:** <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">//Why is the topic important? How does it relate to education? Does it promote lifelong learning and character education? How does it support the curriculum?//

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Grade Level**: <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">//Interdisciplinary learning should span several grade levels.//

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Unit Goals:** <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">//What are the broad goals for the unit? What do you expect, in general terms, to accomplish? What are the goals for content? For skill development? For affective learning?//

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Evaluation:** <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">//Alternative methods of assessment should be included, specified, and described. Some suggestions for consideration: anecdotal records, other observations with written documentation, writing samples, art projects, drawings, cooperative learning records, digital pictures, video clips, podcasts, blogs and other portfolio-based artifacts.//

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Curriculum** **Objectives**: <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">//Identify objectives (concepts) that are taught and are related to the topic of your unit. These objectives (concepts) will identify the topic-related information that students will be expected to learn.//

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Introducing** The **Activity**: <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">//Describe the extravagant way you plan to introduce the theme. The introduction should be concrete and actively involve the students.//

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Culminating Activity:** <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">//Describe the way you plan to close the theme. The culminating activity should be concrete and actively involve the students, parents, and community.//