Understanding means someone is able to:
Display Empathy
Demonstrate Perspective
Apply
Interpret
Explain
Gain Self-Knowledge
Understanding by Design Freamework
Reference McTighe, J., & Wiggins, G. (1999). Understanding by Design Professional Development Workbook. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
Stage 3- Plan Learning Experience
Lessons
Learning Activities
Three Stages of Backward Design
Stage 2- Determine Assessment Evudence
Performance tasks are used to help students apply their learning to a new and authentic situations as means of assessing their understanding and ability to transfer their learning (McTighe & Wiggins, 1999).
Other Evidence
Performance Tasks
Stage 1- Identify Desired Results
This is where the goals are considered, the standard contents are examined and established (national, state, province, and district), and the curriculum expectations are reviewed. It also focuses on transfer of learning, meaning making, and acquisition which help the instructor develop and deepen their understanding of the important ideas and processes that support transfer (McTighe & Wiggins, 1999).
Acquisition
Meaning Making
Transfer of Learning
Subtopic
Based on seven key tenets
The UbD framework reflects on a continuous improvement approach for the students to learn.
Regular reviewing units and curriculum against design standards enhances curriculum quality and effectiveness, and provides engaging and professional discussions (McTighe & Wiggins, 1999).
Teachers are coaches of understanding, not mere purveyors of content knowledge, skill, or activity.
Effective Curriculum
Understanding
Curriculum and Teaching
Learning
It offers a planning process and structure to guide curriculum, assessment, and instruction. It focus on two key ideas
Design curriculum "backward" from those ends.
Focus on teaching and assessing for understanding and learning transfer.
