Big Idea-"The big ideas focus on the enduring understadings and the key concepts that tranfer into every aspect of learning" (Burke, 29).
Unpacking standards-breaking down the standard to identify the key ideas within the content. An unpacked standard entails probing questions that encourage student's analytical thinking skills and identification of key words that assist teachers in planning the lesson.
Higher-level thinking-compare/contrast, analyzing, sythesizing, debating and developing opinions based on elaborating content area.
Declarative knowledge-what students should know/understand.
Procedural knowledge-what students should be able to do.