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What do students KNOW,
UNDERSTAND, and
DO? Surry County Schools
Students can hit any target that they know about and that stands still for them.
-Rick Stiggins
Planning a focused Curriculum Means – at the very least – Clarity About What Students Should…..
KNOWFacts, Names, Dates, Places, Information
There are eight continents. Winston Churchill 1866 The Nile River Multiplication Tables Procedural information (how to)
Multiplication is another way to do addition. Geography is destiny. People migrate to meet basic needs. All cultures contain the same elements. Entropy and enthalpy are competing forces in
the natural world. Voice reflects the author. Angles are measures of turning. Rhythm organizes time and energy of sound and
silence. Art is deception.
UNDERSTANDEssential truths that give meaning to the topic stated as a full sentence. “I want students to understand THAT…”
Be able to doSkills (basic skills, skills of the discipline, skills of independence, social skills, skills of production)Verbs or phrases (not the whole activity)
• Analyze• Solve a problem to find perimeter• Write a well supported argument• Evaluate work according to specific
criteria• Contribute to the success of a group or
team• Use graphics to represent data
appropriately
Take a look at some examples of
KUDs!
Grade 5 Science: State of Matter Know
Science is governed by cause and effect relationships Temperature affects and determines temperature of
matter Understand
Definitions of atoms and molecules The states of matter The arrangement and movement of the molecules in
each state of matter Be able to do
Illustrate the arrangement of molecules in each state of matter
Describe how temperature affects each state of matter
Evaluate how temperature affects the state of matter in any given object
Grade 7 Math: Ratio Know
Equivalent Scale Compare Proportion Relative Ratios represent relative sizes of quantities
Understand Ratio is the relative relationship between numbers. The ratio between numbers is how the numbers compare to
each other A whole can be divided into various parts.
Be able to do Record the comparison between two quantities in a standard
way Recognize and solve problems involving simple ratios Convert between fractions, percentages, and ratios Represent the relationship between a whole and the parts within
the whole in a variety of ways
High School History: World Leaders Know
Important national and world leaders Biographical facts and contributions of different
leaders Understand
We can find out what leaders are like by perceiving their words and actions.
Different people may perceive the same leader in different ways.
Be able to do Describe a national or world leader. Distinguish how that leader would appear from 2
different groups’ perspectives. Analyze the effects of perspective on description.
Unpacking a Learning Target
I will analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g. how setting shapes the characters or plot).
Know:
Understand:
Be able to do:
TALK
1. How do you feel about the idea of using KUDs as a growth of learning targets and a pivot point for instructional planning and for formative assessment?
2. How clear are your students on the essential understandings for lessons, units, and content areas?
3. What do you do to keep the important understandings in the forefront of student thinking throughout a unit?