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Deconstructing Backward Design
Deconstructing Backward Design
Backward Design
Begin with the end in mind. (verb) To have purposes and intentions; to plan and
execute.
Develop a clear understanding --Oxford English Dictionary
of where you want to go.
do? __Standards (national, state, district)
What is worth understanding? __Essential Questions
desired results and met the standards? What will we the learning activities.
accept as evidence of student understanding and
proficiency?
__Ensure success for all learners.
Stage 3: Design Learning Experiences
& Instruction
UNIT ELEMENTS BASED ON BACKWARD DESIGN
Enduring understanding:
Big Idea:
_Backward design begins a vision of what ALL students should achieve.
_Core concepts, principles, theories, and processes that anchor curriculum.
_This is what we want students to remember.
_Students will actually understand and be able to use this long after they leave school.
Essential questions:
Assessments:
_Students demonstrate understanding throughout the unit, not just at the end.
_Allows students to be assessed in multiple ways.
_Criteria and performance standards are clearly stated and understood by all.
_Used to inform instruction.
_Assessment answers the following questions:
_How much did they learn? _How well did they learn it? _How well did we teach it?"
_Assessment helps teachers evaluate their own work, success of their curriculum design.