UbD- How would I teach it to Teachers?

Think about these three questions:

• What do you want to accomplish? (Stage 1, Desired Results)
• How do you know when (or if) you get there? (Stage 2, Assessment Evidence)
• What activities/procedures are we going to do to get there? (Stage 3, Learning Plan)

Stage One

Goal: State Standards, Course Objectives

Understandings: The Big Ideas/Enduring Learning Transferable! “So what?” “Why do we have to learn/teach this?” “What’s the point?” “How does this relate to…?” “How does this help me be able to do...?” “When or why will I ever use this?”

Essential Questions: Debatable, provocative, arguable and likely to generate interest. Open-ended, raise other questions Should be revisited

Explain and apply! “Meaning Making”

• Students will know: Terms, facts, data
• Students will be able to: Skills/verbs- analyze, read, interpret, plan, do, make, draw,

Stage Two

Tasks: “What does it look like to meet the goals?” “How do we know when sts understand?” “What’s the evidence/proof?” Culminating Task: Create a brochure, poster, display, etc. Presentation GRASPS- authentic

Other Evidence: Formative and summative and COLLECTIVE: Feedback Observations and conversations Portfolios Reflections Journals Traditional tests and quizzes

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Stage Three

Learning Activities, Experiences and Instruction: (Lesson plan) What will need to be taught, coached? What activities will give them the skills? How will you teach it? What materials and resources are needed to get to the goal? What skills to sts need to show understanding?