UBD Understanding By Design Good teaching is the

UBD – Understanding By Design “Good teaching is the creating of those circumstances that lead to significant learning in others” Donald Finkel, 1999. Teaching with Your Mouth Shut.

Learning from mistakes

• • • Can explain 6 facets of learning Can interpret Can apply Have perspective Can empathize Have self -knowledge When we truly understand we

Goal is NOT to COVER content but to UNCOVER it!

Stage 1 EU’s / EQ’s Stage 2 Assessment Stage 3 Planning Instruction

Stage 1 Identify desired results EU’s / EQ’s Stage 2 Determine acceptable evidence. Stage 3 Plan learning experiences & instruction Assessment UBD Design Process Planning

EU’s / EQ’s Assessment UBD Design Process Planning

• Enduring understandings - Big ideas • Essential questions to foster inquiry • Learners will know & be able to do Stage 1: Identify desired results

Worth Being Familiar With Important to Know & Do Big Ideas & Core tasks Content Priorities

• Formative & summative assessments • Performance tasks & criteria • Student reflection & self-assessment • Other evidence? Stage 2: Determine acceptable evidence

Informal checks for understanding Observations & dialogues Tests & quizzes Prompts Performance tasks Continuum of assessments

• • • Learning events support acquisition, meaning making, and transfer Teaching focused on goals and responsive to students needs May be enhanced using WHERETO Stage 3: Plan learning experiences

Stage 3: Plan learning experiences

Goal 1 thoughtfully designed unit - aligned w/ your EU’s / EQ’s - aligned w/ your assessment(s) - Due MAY 20 Reflection • How does this fit with YOUR personal MFE goal ? • How can you make this time valuable for YOU? • How can you benefit from working with OTHERS during this time?

1 edition 2000 st 2 nd edition 2005 UBD model & resources Haiku HW: Bring desired unit with stage 1 & stage 2 done (rough draft OK)