Backward Design

Backward Design starts at the end assessment/goal and then design the curriculum to meet the standards. It helps define what the students are expected to learn and how they are to preform.

Stage 1: Identify Desired Results

• Consider goals
• Look at Standards
• Study the Standards

Stage 1: Establish Priorities

• What is worth being familiar with? (what students hear, read, view, research, encounter, etc.)
• Specific important knowledge (facts, concepts, and principles
• Enduring Understanding (the big ideas)

Stage 1- What is worth understanding?

• Does it have value beyond the classroom?
• Is it authentic learning?
• Is the topic left up for interpretation?
• Does it engage students?

Stage 2- Determine Acceptable Evidence

• How will students know if they have met the standard?
• Collect Evidence
• Use a variety of methods and in complexity

Stage 3Plan Learning Experience & Instruction

• What enabling knowledge and skills are needed?
• What activities will be performed?
• What will need to be taught?
• What materials are needed?
• Is the plan effective?