1. www.crec.org CREATING UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR TIER I How to unpack the Common Core State Standards through KUDs

2. www.crec.org Understanding KUDs KNOW DescriptionExamples Most often represented in bullet form: Facts Dates Definitions Rules Names of people Places There are fifty states. Thomas Jefferson 1492 The Continental Divide Multiplication tables Rules of soccer Primary colors Strickland, C.A. (2009). Professional development for differentiating instruction. Alexandria: VA: ASCD.

3. www.crec.org Understanding KUDs: UNDERSTAND DefinitionExamples Best stated, “ I want students to understand that…” Big ideas Essential understandings Principles “Point” of a discipline Multiplication is another way to do addition. People migrate to meet basic needs. System parts are integrated. Writers use tools to shape their craft. Strickland, C.A. (2009). Professional development for differentiating instruction. Alexandria: VA: ASCD.

4. www.crec.org Understanding KUDs: DO DefinitionExamples Skills of a discipline, including basic skills Communication Thinking (analytical, critical, creative) Planning Evaluating Analyze a text for meaning. Solve a problem to find perimeter. Write a self-supporting argument. Contribute to the success of a group. Sort buttons into two poles. Strickland, C.A. (2009). Professional Development for differentiating instruction. Alexandria: VA: ASCD

5. 5 Understanding Understandings Carol Tomlinson It is probably an UNDERSTANDING if it… EXAMPLENon-example Represents subtle ideas that are not obvious at first glance Scientists’ unique social and educational backgrounds and differences lead to their disagreement about the interpretation of evidence or the development of theories. Scientists study the world around them. Involves multiple layers or multiple meanings Associative principle of addition. 2 +3 =3+2 Is an idea that is especially powerful in understanding the discipline and across topics in a discipline A person’s perspective is shaped, in part, by her experiences. The Hundred Years’ War lasted from 1337 to 1493.

6. 6 Carol Tomlinson It is probably an UNDERSTANDING if it… EXAMPLENon-example Can be understood on a continuum; something that kindergartners through graduate students could study, albeit at different levels of sophistication Parts of a system are interrelated. The sun is the centre of the solar system. Can be stated as “I want students to understand that…” rather than “I want students to understand…” I want students to understand that voice is the writer revealed. I want students to understand writer’s voice. Is a pithy statement that reveals a truth about the study or the practice of a discipline Culture shapes people and people shape culture. There are many cultures in the world. Understanding Understandings

7. www.crec.org Example ELA & Literacy CCSS Grade 2Grade 7Grade 12 CC.2.RL.2 Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral. CC.7.RL.9 Compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of a time, place, or character and a historical account of the same period as a means of understanding how authors of fiction use or alter history. CC.11-12.RI. Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness, or beauty of the text.

8. www.crec.org KUDos KnowUnderstandDo

9. www.crec.org RESOURCE: http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/powerpointpresentations/curri culum/cali/ct_di_day_1.ppt