Using Understanding by Design in the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Classroom

• Author : Amy J. Heineke,Jay McTighe
• Publisher : ASCD
• Release : 11 July 2018

How can today’s teachers, whose classrooms are more culturally and linguistically diverse than ever before, ensure that their students achieve at high levels? How can they design units and lessons that support English learners in language development and content learning—simultaneously? Authors Amy Heineke and Jay McTighe provide the answers by adding a lens on language to the widely used Understanding by Design® framework (UbD® framework) for curriculum design, which emphasizes teaching for understanding, not rote memorization. Readers will

• Author : Grant P. Wiggins,Jay McTighe
• Publisher : ASCD
• Release : 01 January 2012

"This volume features a set of hands-on modules containing worksheets, models, and self-assessments that are essential for building more polished and powerful units"--

• Author : Jay McTighe
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 05 August 2020

Millions of teachers worldwide use the Understanding by Design® (UbD) curriculum planning framework to create units of instruction that develop and deepen student learning. This quick reference guide from UbD co-creator Jay McTighe covers UbD's key tenets and three-stage "backward design" process and introduces the framework's design templates and quality standards. It also explains key vocabulary and explores essential aspects of unit construction, including* Focusing instruction and assessment on "big ideas" and essential questions;* Creating authentic performance tasks that reveal

• Author : Grant P. Wiggins,Jay McTighe
• Publisher : ASCD
• Release : 01 January 2005

Presents a multifaceted model of understanding, which is based on the premise that people can demonstrate understanding in a variety of ways.

• Author : John L. Brown
• Publisher : ASCD
• Release : 01 January 2004

Incorporating advice and guidelines from educators throughout the United States, explores how to implement the framework for improving student achievement and school performance outlined in "Understanding by Design" by Grant P. Wiggins.

• Author : Carol A. Tomlinson,Jay McTighe
• Publisher : ASCD
• Release : 01 January 2006

Shows how to combine two effective frameworks to provide a comprehensive approach to ensure all students are learning at maximum levels.

• Author : Grant P. Wiggins,Jay McTighe
• Publisher : ASCD
• Release : 01 January 2011

"The Understanding by Design Guide to Creating High-Quality Units is targeted to individuals and groups interested in improving their skills in designing units of study based on the Understanding by Design (UbD) framework. This guide introduces UbD unit design and directs readers through the process. It is organized around a set of modules that move from basic ideas (e.g., the three stages of "backward design") to more complicated elements of unit design (e.g., authentic performance tasks)."--publisher website.

• Author : Grant Wiggins,Jay McTighe
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 16 October 2021

• Author : Grant P. Wiggins,Jay McTighe
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 16 October 2021

• Author : Grant Wiggins,Jay McTighe
• Publisher : ASCD
• Release : 15 July 2007

Why, despite years of trying, have efforts to achieve lasting, effective school reform fallen short? What curricular and policy elements must be in place to move forward? How should the roles of teachers and education leaders be defined to best support the point of school? Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe answer these and other questions in Schooling by Design: Mission, Action, and Achievement. Building on the premise of Understanding by Design, their acclaimed framework for curriculum, instruction, and assessment, the

• Author : Simon Davidson,Steven Carber
• Publisher : John Catt Educational Ltd
• Release : 16 October 2021

The International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme stands in a proud tradition of reflective educators incorporating best practice into international schools. For the PYP to maintain relevance in education today, inquiry has to be rethought, refreshed and reapplied. Taking the PYP Forward does exactly that. Raising many questions and recognising the new challenges facing educators, this collaborative work brings together voices from both within and outside of the PYP. Intending to broaden our view of inquiry and circulate fresh thinking about

• Author : Nachama Skolnik Moskowitz
• Publisher : Behrman House, Inc
• Release : 16 October 2021

A collection of essays by leaders in the field of Jewish education geared to Jewish teachers in supplementary and day schools.

• Author : Jason G. Belter
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 16 October 2021

The research question assessed how effective Understanding by Design (UbD) (Wiggins & McTighe, 2005) would be in supporting the creation of a chemistry unit that meets the goals of a systematic science curriculum for use in a classical charter school. The study evaluates the usage of UbD in revising a single chemistry unit for seventh grade students to include more history of science content. The unit was evaluated by the author and two other reviewers who were science teachers. Increasing the history

• Author : Jay McTighe,Grant Wiggins
• Publisher : ASCD
• Release : 14 April 2015

Curriculum design experts Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins have reviewed thousands of curriculum documents and unit plans across a range of subjects and grades. In this book, they identify and describe the 25 most common problems in unit design and recommend how to fix them--and avoid them when planning new units. McTighe and Wiggins, creators of the Understanding by Design® framework, help you use the process of backward design to troubleshoot your units and achieve tighter alignment and focus on learning

• Author : Jay McTighe,Steve Ferrara
• Publisher : Teachers College Press
• Release : 16 October 2021

How can we help teachers use classroom assessments to gather appropriate evidence for all valued learning goals, and to use those assessments not just to measure learning but to promote it? This book provides an answer in a practical, proven, and principled Assessment Planning Framework that moves away from solely multiple-choice tests toward a wide range of approaches to classroom assessment activities, including performance-based assessments. The Framework examines four different types of learning goals, considers various purposes and audiences for