This module has helped me think about using standards, CFQs, or formative assessment in the following ways...
After working with essential, content, and unit questions in this module, I have really made more of an effort to explain WHY my students are learning something. Creating and communicating a strong essential question for them is more important than I originally thought. I find myself explaining more about why we are learning something than before. "Because we have to" or "because its our grade-level curriculum" just isn't going to cut it. Students need to know why they are learning something and how they will use it in real life. However, sometimes it is hard to make these connections and explain them in a way kids understand. I find myself changing wording and sometimes struggling to come up with a decent essential question. Once I find it though, my lessons are so much more grounded and the kids understanding seems stronger and deeper.
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