Module 3 Learning Guide
Module Name: Unwrapping A Power Standard
Course Name: Common Assessments for Student Learning
Learning Goals/Outcomes
Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:
Identify key skills and concepts contained with a standard
Organizing skills and concepts into what students should know and be able
to do and in what context
Analyze the learning target for level of thinking
Learning Resources
Required Resources
Chapter 3 & 4 from Common Formative Assessments
Unwrapping the Standards
Unwrapping a standard-A 5 step process
Blooms Taxomony
Marzanos Taxonomy
Webbs Depth of Knowledge
Additional Resources
Unwrapping the Common Core Standards
Unpacking the Standards
How to Read and Unpack Standards
Blooms Vs. Webbs Depth of Knowledge
Learning Activities
Activities for This Lesson
Complete interactive self-checking simulation/activity (Powerpoint Show)
Complete Map It Out Template (document)
Complete Steps 1, 2, & 3 of Unwrapping Template (job aid document)
Discussion Questions
What are the three criteria to determine whether or not a standard is a
power standard?
What power standard did you identify?
Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass,
2008.
Self-Assessment
Check your understanding
Can you explain what is a power standard?
How can you identify skills within a written standard?
How can you identify the knowledge or concepts within a written standard?
How can you identify the context in which the skills and concepts are
demonstrated?
Can you determine the learning target levels for your power standard?
Lesson Evaluation: Non-Graded Assessments
Unwrapping Template: Steps 1, 2 & 3
Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass,
2008.