Atlas+Quality+Mapping+Rubric

 ** Essential Questions: ** // What we want students to think about. //    ** Content **: // What we want students to know and understand //   ** Skills **:  //What we want students to be able to do.//   ** Assessment **: <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif';"> //The opportunities we provide students to demonstrate their understanding of content and the skills.// <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif';"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-style: normal;">Resources **<span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-style: normal;">: <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif';"> //Materials we draw upon for our instruction.// <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif';">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 18pt;">Curriculum Mapping Category Questions **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif';">Are the questions written in “kid friendly” language?
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif';">Are these questions open-ended?
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif';">Do these questions get at the heart of a big idea or major concept?
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif';">Are these questions that student will find engaging?
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif';">Does the question push students to higher levels of thinking?
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif';">Is the content detailed, succinct, clear and specific?
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif';">Is the content specific enough for someone outside the discipline to understand how each concept will be approached?
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif';">Does the content connect with the essential questions?
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif';">Do our skills start with a verb?
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif';">Does the choice of verbs reflect appropriate proficiency levels found on Bloom’s taxonomy?
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif';">Do the skills clearly say what students will know in order to demonstrate understanding of content?
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif';">Do the skills align with state standards?
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif';">Does the unit reflect a range of skills?
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif';">Are these effective measures that students have acquired the key skills?
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif';">Are these effective measures of student’s understandings of the big ideas or major concepts?
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif';">Will the assessments produce something tangible that will truly measure students’ advancement with regards to skill and content?
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif';">Are assessments varied?
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif';">Is a copy of the actual assessment attached?
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif';">Do they allow for differentiated instruction (multiple tracks of learning)?
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif';">Is it clear where to find the resources (if not an in-class textbook)?