The document discusses five lenses that can be used to transform and upgrade curriculum units: curriculum design, instructional practice, key entry level, key entry points, and key 21st century clarifications. It asks a series of questions about each lens and which one may be a good choice for upgrading a unit to engage students and focus on both curriculum design and instructional practice.

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5
Transformational
Lenses
From Chapter 2 of
Upgrade Your Curriculum: Practical Ways to Transform
Units and Engage Students
By Janet A. Hale and Michael Fisher
Available at ASCD.org

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Will the upgraded unit focus on …
Curriculum Design?
Instructional Practice?
Both?
Architects design.
LEARN
Contractors build.
TEACH

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What will be the key entry level
for
the upgraded unit?
• Unit of Study
• Instructional Unit Plans
• One Lesson/Series of Lessons

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What will be the
key entry point or points
for the upgraded unit?
• Performance-Task Assessments
• Culminating Experiences
• Curriculum Examinations
• Instructional Innovations

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What will be the
key 21st Century clarifications
for the upgraded unit?
• Higher-Order Thinking
• Collaborative Environments
• Local and Global Connections
• Glocal Impacts
•Technology and Web-Based Tools

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What will be the
key Standards Connections
for the upgraded unit?
• State, Provincial, or Common
Core Standards
•CCSS ELA Capacities
•CCSS Mathematical Practices

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Which one (or more) of the five lenses seem to be a
likely choice for a potential upgrade opportunity?