Amistad Integrated Unit

Healther Toothaker, Karissa Stolzman,

Taylor Napoletano, Robert Pinsker

Goal: Create Integrated Unit

Create a project based assessment

(Skills/Content)

Include Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies and Engineering

(Content/Skills)

Constraints vs. Flexibility

Constraints

Math Curriculum- District Assessments (Timing)

Language Arts Curriculum – District Assessment

Flexibility In

Science

Social Studies (Aligned with Language Arts)

Engineering

“Unpacking”

What do they need to know and be able to do?

Skills

Knowledge

Example Language Arts

Brainstorming EQ

Finding Big Ideas/Common Threads to create EQ

Real World Connections (relevant)

Conceptualizing Performance Task

Incorporates skills and content from each subject (LA Book/Social Studies)

Real world connection- History in New Haven

Speaks to Essential Question

Leave with Enduring Understanding

GRASPS format Presentation to Students

Building Excitement

• Eli Whitney – Building A Slave Ship

• Physical Experience

Extension Activities

• Navigating Your World

• Choose Your Own Adventure

Try it out….