Have your kids bring Big Ideas to life by using the Big Ideas in Skills organization tool. A Big Idea is a central and organizing notion. It gives meaning and connection to discrete facts and skills. It is a core idea in a subject, has lasting value and transfers to other inquiries and requires uncovering because it is not obvious.
i. Key
concepts: the big ideas underlying skill performance
ii. Purpose,
value: what the skill accomplishes
iii. Strategy,
tactics: what enhances effectiveness
iv. Context:
when to use the skill or strategy
When to Use: The Big Idea concept is great to use when you have kids that need more visuals, as well as more organization. I would use this tool to wrap up a lesson that laps on multiple days but for one concept. For example, Factoring Polynomials. There are multiple ways to factor, including by GCF, Factoring Trinomials using the AC method, Factoring my Grouping, and DOS (Difference of Squares) This multi-step and multi-concept content may have kids forgetting the "big idea". You could also use this tool for the individual ways to factor.
How Does It Work: Students are to label the chart with the skill in the middle. The skill would be the bigger picture for the lesson or lessons. The bubbles around the perimeter are used to label Key concepts, purpose, strategies to use, and context. The students will then fill in the bubbles with the material needed. I would suggest for the first couple of times, especially when young students, the teacher will lead the students through the chart.
See a complete example below
Understanding by Design: Professional Development Workbook
Authors: Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins
Page 76-77 (Example used on Persuasive Writing, not
Mathematics)
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