The links on this page are from the handout "Standards-Based Units, Understanding by Design" prepared by Diane Van Ausdall.

Internet Resources

     Big Ideas : Exploring the Essential Questions - electronic journal for UbD
     Understanding by Design Exchange - thousands of UbD units with a sophisticated search, requires password

• Rubric, Rubrics, Teacher Rubric Maker - source for different kinds of rubrics
• rubistar - great site for rubrics
• National Geographic Lesson Plans
• Exemplars - lessons which are standards-based and are sold
• Mathematics Education - Assessment in Mathematics Teaching
• Performance Based Assessment - web portal for educators
• Sample Curriculum Units - good ideas for interdisciplinary tasks

Sites to Stimulate Ideas

• National Geographic Xpeditions -
• National Geographic Animals & Nature
• PBS TeacherSource
• The Lesson Plan Library

Lesson Plan Banks - Lesson plans for topics throughout the curriculum

• Elementary Educators - Lesson Plans, Units and Worksheets for Teachers, Parents
• Curriculum and Lesson Plans
• edHelper.com - Math, Reading Comprehension, Themes, Lesson Plans, and Worksheets
• The Lesson Plans Page

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