Problem #6 in the Solving Problems in Unit Design is something that drives me and my learners crazy. It's all my fault too. For way too long, I chased too many objectives and goals. I would start to design a unit and realize that there were other standards, goals, and learning going on. I thought that it made my lesson planning better by having all of these tangents identified and listed out. It was not uncommon to have 10 or more standards being the focus of a project.
It became a real mess. The rubrics were huge. It was not uncommon to have a rubric that was 3 or more pages long. It was insane. No one knew what to focus on. We were trying to hit every target at once. No matter how hard learners worked, there was always something that was left out. It was frustrating for all of us. That has changed. Now, we focus on only one or two standards. Sure, the work will cover other things, but we don't assess that part of it. The rubrics are now only a couple of lines long. Usually only 2 or 3 things. Amazingly, my learner have been better able to really focus on what I want them to learn and then demonstrate it.
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