Backward Design
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Backward Design
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"GOOD DESIGN"
- What does good design encompass?
- Good design is comprised of...
- Curriculum, assessment, & instruction
- Focuses on developing & deepening understanding of important ideas
- (G. P. Wiggins & J. McTighe, 2005)
BACKWARD DESIGN
- 3 stages of UbD | Backward Design |
- Stage 1. Identify Desired Results
- Stage 2. Determine Acceptable Evidence
- Stage 3. Plan Learning Experiences & Instruction
- UbD can also be thought of in terms of "purposeful task analysis"
BACKWARD DESIGN
- Stage 1. Identify Desired Learning Outcomes
- What do we want students to know, understand, & be able to do?
- What are the learning intentions?
BACKWARD DESIGN
- Stage 1. Identify Desired Learning Outcomes
- What do we want students to know, understand, & be able to do?
- What are the learning intentions?
BACKWARD DESIGN
- Stage 2. Determine Acceptable Evidence
- Has or has not the student achieved the desired learning objectives?
- What questions & tasks will provide evidence of achievement?
- Are there students who have not yet succeeded in the intended learning?
- What is the criteria or plan of action for success?
BACKWARD DESIGN
- Stage 3. Plan Learning Experiences & Instruction
- What instructional activities will ensure success for students?
- Which tasks clearly provide evidence of the intended learning objectives?
PURPOSE & INTENT
- Backward Design puts intent focus on learning outcomes.
- 3 stages are an iterative process, not a linear progression
- Each stage leading into the revisions & improvements of the others
- That educators will use the framework, lists learning objectives & evidence
- These intentions & evidence of learning statements/items = starting point
AUDIENCE
- How can desired results be achieved with our targeted audience?
- Educators --- Students
- Activity based approaches, characterized as "faith in learning by osmosis"
- Administrators --- Educators
- Professionals in Design --- Professionals in Design
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UbD TEMPLATE & FEATURES OF MODEL
- S1. Established Goals, Understandings/ Essential ?s
- S2. Performance Tasks/ Other Evidence
- S3. Learning Activities
- (G. P. Wiggins & J. McTighe, 2005)
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APPLICATION OF BACKWARD DESIGN
- Sequence the teaching & learning experiences to...
- Equip students to engage with, develop, and demonstrate understanding
- Create key teaching & learning activities in a sequenced order
- Highlight the specific learning goals of the unit or curriculum
- (G. P. Wiggins & J. McTighe, 2005)
BENEFITS
- Gain clarity on proposed goals
- Craft understanding
- "Think like an Assessor"
- Encourages educators & curriculum planners/ designers to...
- Recognize understanding through ability to perform flexibly
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CHALLENGES
- More content > available time = must make calculated choices & prioritize
- Activity oriented planning, "hands-on without being minds-on"
- Planning for coverage & concentrating on teaching the content
- (G. P. Wiggins & J. McTighe, 2005)
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4isSHf3SBuQ
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgNODvvsgxM
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsDgfC3SjhM
- Videos include: What is UbD?, Understanding by Design Part I & II
SOURCES & REFERENCES
- Backward Design. (n.d.). Retrieved September 1, 2014 from http://yorkscience.org.uk/2013/03/backward-design/
- Wiggins, G., & McTighe, J. (2005). Understanding by design (Expanded 2nd ed.). Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
- What is UbD? Grant Wiggins Answers, with Video Cases. (n.d.). Retrieved September 6, 2014, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsDgfC3SjhM
- Grant Wiggins - Understanding by Design (1 of 2). (n.d.). Retrieved September 6, 2014, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4isSHf3SBuQ
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