Originally created by: Michael Ball, Education Officer , Oct. 2004 Adapted by D. Geene, C. Jackson, Education Officers, June 2007

A wise person stood in front of a group of people with a large empty jar.

BEGINNING WITH A PARABLE !

Wordlessly he started to fill it.

He used rocks about 2cm in diameter. He then asked the people if the jar was full? They agreed that it was.

So he then poured a box of pebbles into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks. The people laughed.

He then took a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. “Now,” he said, “I want you to recognize that this is your life.”

“The rocks are the important things - your family, your partner, your health, your children – anything that is so important to you that if it were lost, you would be nearly destroyed. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, your vehicle.

The sand is everything else. The small stuff.”

If you put the sand into the jar first, there is not enough room for all the pebbles and the rocks. The same goes for curriculum design. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important. Pay attention to the CORE CORE CONCEPTSCONCEPTS that are critical in the curriculum.

“To begin with the end in mind means to start with a clear understanding of your destination. It means to know where you are going so that you better understand where you are now so that the steps you take are always in the right direction.” - Stephen Covey Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

THINK “BACKWARDS”

CORECORE

CONCEPTSCONCEPTS

OVERALLOVERALL

EXPECTATIONSEXPECTATIONS

CORECORE

CONCEPTSCONCEPTS

SPECIFICSPECIFIC

EXPECTATIONSEXPECTATIONS

OVERALLOVERALL

EXPECTATIONSEXPECTATIONS

CORECORE

CONCEPTSCONCEPTS

CREATIVITY

COMMUNICATION

CULTURE

CONNECTIONS

CORE CONCEPTS in

THE ARTS

Core Concept

Creativity

EXAMPLE OF A CORE CONCEPT

Core concept Related concepts

Creativity Aesthetic awarenessProblem solving and Solution seekingCreative process Critical Analysis processInnovation

EXAMPLE OF CORE AND RELATED CONCEPTS

ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A CORE CONCEPT

Core concept

Communication

Core concept Related concepts

Communication Manipulation of elements and forms to convey a thought, feeling, message or idea Use of new media and technology to convey meaningMeaning–making: construction and deconstruction of art works with a focus on communicating or analysing the meaning of the work

CORE AND RELATED CONCEPTS

ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A CORE CONCEPT

Core concept

Culture

Core concept Related concepts

Culture Understanding of cultural traditions and innovations

Construction of personal and cultural identity

CORE AND RELATED CONCEPTS

ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A CORE CONCEPT

Core concept

Connections

Core concept Related concepts

Connections Connects thinking and feelingConnections between studentsConnections across subjectsConnections to community

CORE AND RELATED CONCEPTS

BLOOM’S TAXONOMY Evaluation

Synthesis

Analysis

Application

Understanding Knowledge

KNOWLEDGE

Relate

Tell Recall Match Define

Remembers previously learned material, recalls facts, terms, basic concepts in the approximate form they were learned

Name

ListRecognize Choose Label

COMPREHENSION

ExplainRephraseShowRelateIdentify

Translates, comprehends, or interprets information based on prior learning

CompareDescribeOutlineOrganizeClassify

APPLICATION

DramatizeRestructureSimulateTranslateExperiment

Selects, transfers and uses data and principles in new situations or to solve new problems or tasks

ApplyConstructModelUsePractice

ANALYSIS

SimplifySummarizeRelate toCategorizeDifferentiate

Distinguishes, classifies and relates the assumptions, hypothesis, evidence or structures of a statement or questions

AnalyzeDiagramClassifyContrastSequence

SYNTHESIS

ElaborateFormulateOriginateSolveInvent

Originates, integrates and combines ideas into a product, plan or proposal that is new

ComposeDesignDevelopProposeAdapt

EVALUATION

DefendJustifyPrioritizeSupportProve

Appraises, assesses, or critiques on a basis of specific standards and criteria

JudgeRankRateEvaluateRecommend

The Bloom’s Balance

Do They Know It?

Can They Use It?

Knowledge

Comprehension

Application, Analysis, Synthesis Evaluation