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Unit Design

The list of IDAs below is sorted by the quality of the response:

Instructor example (Lloyd Rieber):

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Rating
Unit Terminal Objective
Semester
Evaluated by
Exemplary
Title: Be a “Pro” with IGPro

1. TWBAT independently create and customize a grade book, maintain roster, input grades, print needed student and class reports (progress, missing tasks, and spreadsheet) and export final grades to SASI, when provided with an IGPro Quick-Resource Reference Guide.

Summer, 2004
Lloyd Rieber
Exemplary
Title: Desktop Publishing Objective: Students will be able to generate professional publications by applying the four design concepts of appropriateness, balance, focus and flow, and consistency.
Spring, 2003
Lloyd Rieber
Exemplary
Title: Creating a resume. Objective: Students will be able to generate a functional resume using appropriate style and content.
Spring, 2003
Lloyd Rieber
Exemplary
Title: Generate written arguments Unit Objective: Learners will be able to generate written arguments based on legal facts and principles.
Spring, 2003
Lloyd Rieber
Exemplary
Title: Identify technology to be use for instruction Objective: Teachers will demonstrate how to engage students using different technologies.
Summer, 2003
Michael Orey
Exemplary
Title: Performing with a Proper Tone Quality . . . . . . . . . . . Unit Objective: Learners will generate/demonstrate a proper tone in terms of posture, breathing, embouchure formation, articulation, sustaining, releasing, and performing while listening/evaluating -- alone and with others on his/her instrument.
Spring, 2003
Lloyd Rieber
Exemplary
Unit 1 Title: Producing a Video Product Obj: Students will be able to generate a finished video artifact using original footage shot with a digital video camera and/or footage imported from other sources. Note: In response to Dr. Rieber's query, I am changing the order of units as compared to IDA 1.
Spring, 2003
Lloyd Rieber
Satisfactory
Title: Optimizing a Linear Programming Problem

Objectives: Students will demonstrate optimization of an objective function.

Summer, 2003
Michael Orey
Satisfactory
Course Title: Finding, evaluating and citing sources from the internet. Unit 2 Title: Evaluating sources from the internet. Unit Objective: Pupils will be able to demonstrate the ability to evaluate the authenticity of the information provided by a web site using a provided checklist before using them for their research assignments.
Summer, 2003
Michael Orey
Satisfactory
Course Title: Paint, Primers, and Paint Supplies Unit 1: Paint (Types of Paint, Mixing Paint, and Labeling Paint Containers) Unit Objective: Employees will be able to: differentiate among and explain the various types of paint sold in the Paint Department(glossy/flat and indoor/outdoor), mix paint, and label paint containers.
Spring, 2003
Lloyd Rieber
Satisfactory
Learners will design a local area network(LAN). This type of network is to be used at the desktop level.
Spring, 2003
Lloyd Rieber
Satisfactory
Making Your Slides Your Own! Obj: Participants will generate a PowerPoint presentation demonstrating the use of customizing background, text and text boxes and Word Art. .
Summer, 2003
Michael Orey
Satisfactory
New media specialists will be able to collaborate with teachers and generate instructional bibliographies for classroom use.
Summer, 2003
Michael Orey
Satisfactory
Title: Counting Coins Unit Objective: Students will be able to demonstrate the rules for counting coins.
Spring, 2003
Lloyd Rieber
Satisfactory
Title: Creating a PowerPoint Presentation Objective: Learners will generate a PowerPoint presentation by applying an effective design template.
Summer, 2003
Michael Orey
Satisfactory
Title: Designing a Classroom Recycling Program Unit Objective: Learners will create(generate), implement, and monitor a classroom recycling program.
Summer, 2003
Michael Orey
Satisfactory
Title: Designing MS Word documents Unit Objective: Learners will design and create (generate) a word document demonstrating appropriate text and graphic formatting.
Summer, 2003
Michael Orey
Satisfactory
Title: Exploring Skills and Interests Unit Objective: Learners will identify their personality type, skills, and interests.
Summer, 2003
Michael Orey
Satisfactory
Title: GARDENING According to Tricia Unit Objective: Students will be able to plant a garden.
Spring, 2003
Lloyd Rieber
Satisfactory
Title: Learning Microsoft PowerPoint 2000. Unit Objective: Learners will generate a PowerPoint presentation using embedded visuals that include importing text created in another application, a custom background, and organization charts.
Spring, 2003
Lloyd Rieber
Satisfactory
Title: Listening effectively to customer feedback. Obj: Managers will be able to demonstrate the skills to listen to a customer's critical feedback without defensive remarks or justification, using appropriate body language and key phrases as tools. Managers will glean important details necessary to resolve the problems.
Spring, 2003
Lloyd Rieber
Satisfactory
Title: Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numerals Unit Objective: Students will be able to demonstrate and apply appropriate rules for multiplying fractions and mixed numerals while using appropriate mathematical terminology.
Summer, 2003
Michael Orey
Satisfactory
Title: Playing a G Scale Objective: SWBAT generate a G Scale on his/her given instrument.
Summer, 2003
Michael Orey
Satisfactory
Title: Practice Makes Perfect Unit Obj: Students Will use newly acquired vocabulary in practice compositions/sentences and demonstrate that they are thoroughly familiar with the words
Summer, 2003
Michael Orey
Satisfactory
Title: Replicating Problems Reported By GALILEO Users Objective: SWBAT generate replication of problems reported by users.

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Spring, 2003
Lloyd Rieber
Satisfactory
Title: Appropriate Strategies to Improve Student Performance on the GHSGT

Objective: Students will be able to determine appropriate strategies for helping improve student performance on the GHSGT.

Summer, 2003
Michael Orey
Satisfactory
Title: Basic Practice Journal Construction Objective: Students participating in band class will generate by producing an example of a proper practice journals.
Spring, 2003
Lloyd Rieber
Satisfactory
Title: Budgeting

Objective: SWBAT demonstrate knowledge of budgeting basics by generating a preliminary budget, evaluating that budget based on actual cash flow, and balancing a checkbook.

Summer, 2004
Lloyd Rieber
Satisfactory
Title: Choosing appropriate slide layouts for a PowerPoint presentation. Unit Objective: The student will be able to generate an eight-slide presentation using four varied slide layouts
Spring, 2003
Lloyd Rieber
Satisfactory
Title: Creating animation in Flash Unit Objective: Student will demonstrate the animation of an object in Flash
Spring, 2003
Lloyd Rieber
Satisfactory
Title: Creating text for a web page
Unit Objective: Students will generate a text-only using html tags. This includes learning about font size, header, pearagrahs and browser interpretation of text on the page.
Spring, 2003
Lloyd Rieber
Satisfactory
Title: Exploring You Unit Objective: SWBAT state customized traits that describes their communication, personality, and leadership, and summarize how the pros and cons of those traits relate to specific occupational areas.
Summer, 2003
Michael Orey
Satisfactory
Title: Instructing Local School Personel Objecitive: School administrators will be able to offer instruction at each local school and provide each person with a hard copy of the guidelines they are to follow.
Summer, 2003
Michael Orey
Satisfactory
Title: Multiplying and Dividing Fractions Objective: The seventh grade gifted mathematics students will be able to demonstrate the ability to multiply and divide fractions of various signs with 95% accuracy and under time constraints.
Summer, 2003
Michael Orey
Satisfactory
Title: Programming with client-side scripting languages Unit Obj: Learners will demonstrate the ability to create various interface components with client-side scripting languages.
Spring, 2003
Lloyd Rieber
Satisfactory
Title: Researching the Internet Using MLA Citation Unit Objective: Learners will design (demonstrate) a student-directed websearch.
Summer, 2003
Michael Orey
Satisfactory
Title: Understanding the computer Objective: Volunteers will be able to demonstrate basic computer skills.
Spring, 2003
Lloyd Rieber
Satisfactory
Title: Using article databases and government databases Objective: Learners will be able to design and conduct (generate, demonstrate) searches for relevant literature in three article databases, and one government database, evaluate (identify, classify) the results, and save (psychomotor) them to a citation manager.
Spring, 2003
Lloyd Rieber
Satisfactory
Unit 1 title: Creating Application Documents Unit Objective: students will be able to generate a suitable application form for academic, vocational, or employment areas.
Summer, 2003
Michael Orey
Satisfactory
Unit 2: Housing Learners will demonstrate the process of getting a house, setting up a house and finding utlilites.
Summer, 2003
Michael Orey
Satisfactory
Unit Title: Building a practice webpage

Unit Obj: SWBAT demonstrate the ability use a simple, no-cost web building tool such as Netscape Composer to construct and save a simple practice web page that includes text, graphics, and links.

Summer, 2004
Craig Shepherd
Satisfactory
Unit Title: Demonstrating Knowledge of Citing Styles in Essays and Research Papers Obj: Learners will demonstrate the understanding of what APA and Chicago styles are, why they are needed and where they are specifically used.
Spring, 2003
Lloyd Rieber
Satisfactory
Unit Title: Exploring You!
Unit Objective: TSWBAT generate a prioritized list of personality, skill, and leadership traits based on various assessments in these areas.
Summer, 2003
Michael Orey
Satisfactory
Unit: Career Exploration Objective: SWBAT generate a reference list of applicable post-secondary options (college majors and/or career choices) based on research and analysis.
Summer, 2003
Michael Orey
Satisfactory
Utilizing E-Mail Effectively

TWBAT generate email using appropriate language in several formats.

Summer, 2004
Craig Shepherd
Marginal
Title. Preperation for graduation test taking. Unit obj. students will learn test taking skills, problem solving,and how it relate to them while taking tests.
Spring, 2003
Lloyd Rieber
Marginal
title: designing orginizatonal instruction for the understanding of the term special education. unit objective: students/participants will be able to understand the term of "special education" and how it relates to students.
Spring, 2003
Lloyd Rieber