To what extent does the unit design consider the following Design Principles?

• 8^th Grade Technology Literacy - the ability to responsibly use appropriate technology to communicate, solve problems, and access, manage, integrate, evaluate, and create information to improve learning in all subject areas and to acquire lifelong knowledge and skills in the 21st Century(SETDA, 2003).
• International Education - the ability to appreciate the richness of our own cultural heritage and that of other cultures in to provide cross-cultural communicative competence.
• Differentiated instruction - the ability to effectively and efficiently reach all students in a heterogeneous environment.
• Universal Design for Learning - the ability to provide multiple means of representation, expression and engagement to give learners various ways to acquire and demonstrate knowledge.
• 21^st Century Learning – the ability of to use skills, resources, & tools to meet the demands of the global community and tomorrow’s workplace. (1) Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge, (2) Draw conclusions make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge, (3) Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic society, (4) Pursue personal and aesthetic growth.(AASL,2007)