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Understanding by Design: An Introduction
Based
on Grant Wiggins’ and Jay McTighe’s best-selling ASCD
series, Understanding by Design (UbD) is a powerful comprehensive
approach to curriculum, instruction and assessment design to enhance
student achievement. With careful alignment to the Ohio Academic
Content Standards, this backwards-design process offers a framework
and practical strategies for educators to be cognizant of enduring
student understanding when designing curriculum, instruction and
assessment. UbD is the most widely recognized backwards-design approach
in standards-based education and is utilized both nationally and
internationally for preK-16 education levels. Rich in resources
and research grounding, UbD has natural connections that lend themselves
to Differentiated Instruction (Tomlinson), Assessment for Learning
(Stiggins), What Works for Schools (Marzano), Professional Learning
Communities (DuFour) and various protocols for examining student
work.
What We Offer/Performance
Promises:
- Introduction
to basic UbD elements of 1.5-3 hours in length.
- High-quality
professional development focused on adult learning needs.
Key
Benefits:
- Opportunity
to learn the basics of UbD and determine if it is the appropriate
choice for your district/school. (Please know that this is an
opportunity to be informed about UbD, it is not an avenue to learn
how to practically design understanding-based curriculum, instruction
and assessment.)
Contact
Rita Glavan, Gifted & Talented Coordinator, at Rita.Glavan@fcesc.org
for more information.
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