There are many ways to think about your learning goals (standards). Think about content vs. performance or skill goals. Often it’s the skills that are at the heart of our teaching (reading, writing, researching, thinking, but sometimes there is specific content that it is important for students to master before being capable of the next level of thought and understanding (What makes civilizations successful? How do cells work?).
Breaking down these learning goals can be immensely helpful, in not only understanding, but planning out your standards-based year. In Missouri DESE (Department of Elementary and Secondary Education) has prescibed Learning Standards (MO Learning Standards) for most subjects. As you start towards using SBG, becoming familiar with your prescribed learning standards is a must.
The 'Breaking down the CCSS standards' sheet attached can help.
Breaking down these learning goals can be immensely helpful, in not only understanding, but planning out your standards-based year. In Missouri DESE (Department of Elementary and Secondary Education) has prescibed Learning Standards (MO Learning Standards) for most subjects. As you start towards using SBG, becoming familiar with your prescribed learning standards is a must.
The 'Breaking down the CCSS standards' sheet attached can help.
Breaking Down the Mo Standards Template (google doc)
Breaking Down the Mo Standards Template (math) (google doc)
Breaking Down the Mo Standards Template (pdf)
Breaking Down the Mo Standards Template (math) (pdf)
Breaking Down the Mo Standards Template (math) (google doc)
Breaking Down the Mo Standards Template (pdf)
Breaking Down the Mo Standards Template (math) (pdf)
How to use the provided templates: Breaking Down the Mo Learning Standards How To, Breaking Down the Mo Learning Standards How To for Math, Breaking Down the Mo Learning Standards Example
Planning out your year
After breaking down each goal/standard into it's parts (what learning or skills are needed for each standard), ordering those skills into an order that builds or makes sense is essential for designing a course of learning. A scope and sequence for your course/standards can provide you a 'learning map' for you and your students and will help in future content decisions. Below is a template you can use to help you start planning (word .doc).