Designed and presented by Chris Winters to introduce the Understanding by Design process.

1. Backward design The understanding by design unit planning process Desired Results Acceptable Evidence Learning Experience

2. Today you will be able to: List 3 reasons why backward design is excellent Explain the 3 stages of backward design Generate essential questions Create basic unit plans using a UbD template

3. What works in Curriculum Design? Think about a unit that your students really connected with and performed at a high level. What made it so successful?

4. Why go Backward?

5. Why go Backward? Group 1 (p.13) What not to Teach – Who designs curriculum? Create an quick acrostic for Teach to summarize this. Group 2(p. 14 ) First things first – Create a human sculpture to show us what comes first Group 3 (p. 15) What’s wrong with focusing on content? Select a quote from this passage to share with us. Share a brief summary off your groups thoughts on the quote.

6. Three design stages

8. Essential Questions

10. Unit objectives

11. Desired learning outcomesDesired Results

14. Reading – How do you read between the lines?

15. Math – What do the best problem solvers do?

16. History – What can we genuinely infer from artifacts?

17. Standards

18. Essential Questions

19. Enduring UnderstandingsThink of a unit you are familiar with – Draft an essential question for that unit and share it with someone. Desired Results

22. WHERETO IntegrationWHERETO? Where is it going? Hook the students Explore and equip Rethink & revise Exhibit & evaluate Tailor to your students (ESL, learning styles, intelligences) Organize for maximum effectiveness Learning Experience

23. Workshop 2 Wednesday September 9, 2009

24. Copy/Paste AERO Brief explanation of content Desired outcomes – Action words

26. Record family water use and present solutions on water conservation in their homes

27. Calculate water savings when conservation methods are usedEvidence Students will be able to

32. Let’s Review Jeopardy