Understanding By Design is a framework and accompanying design process for thinking decisively about unit lesson planning. With UBD, the ultimate goal is to think backward, focusing on the big picture: at the end of a unit what is the essential question your students should be able to answer?
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STAGE 1: IDENTIFY DESIRED RESULTS OR OUTCOME
ESTABLISH GOALS
My students will know _____ and I will know that they understand it because they will be able to _____.
Workshop: Writing a Smart Goal!
CONSTRUCT UNDERSTANDING
If I expect my students to learn X, then they need to know A, B, C, and D first!
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
What would _____ be without _____? How can you do _____ with _____? How can we be _____?
END RESULT AFTER UNIT
At the end of my unit, my students should be able to ______. They should also know the difference between _____ & _____. Finally, they should master _____.
Today's Do Now: Can you figure out _____?
AFTER END OF UNIT
Students should be able to do A, B, C and D, and prove that they can do X by showing me they can __________________.