Understanding by Design (UbD)

Goals Today:

Understand the basic philosophy of UbD

Become familiar with the UbD vocabulary

Become familiar with the Understanding by Design template

1. What do you want students to learn?

2. How will you know they have learned it?

3. How will you teach to help them learn?

Another way to think of UbD...

What is the core of what

students should

understand and be able

to do?

How many buses does the army need to transport 1,128 soldiers if each bus holds 36 soldiers?

Your answer?

What is Understanding?

More than 30% of students answered this question 31, remainder 2.

What is Understanding?Facets of Understanding

What words do you think of when you compare knowing to understanding?

Explanation

Application

Perspective

Self-knowledge

Empathy

Interpretation

Drivers Education-Think about this as a unit

What transfer is needed?

Knowledge and Skill?

Meaning - Understanding and Essential Questions?

How will a student demonstrate understanding?

Where does the teacher begin instruction?

With well planned and well articulated units students should be able to answer:What are you doing?

Why are you being asked to do it?

What will it help you do?

How does it fit with what you have previously done?

How will you show that you have learned it?

UbD Desired Results(Stage 1)

What standard(s) will the unit focus on? Give your reasons for teaching the unit and identify which standard(s) are most relevant.

What are the big ideas and transfer goals embedded in this standard?

What should students eventually be able to do on their own if they can meet the standard?

What should students come to understand if they really learn this content well?

What important questions are raised by this content?

What essential questions will guide inquiry into it?

What specific skills are stated or implied int he standard? What proficiencies must students attain to meet the standard?

What factual knowledge must students acquire to meet the standard?

UbD Evidence(Stage 2)

What “real-world” tasks will reveal students’ understanding and proficiency? What transfer performances should students be able to do well if they have met this standard? (authentic application)

What evidence of learning is called for by this standard (and its indicators)?

What assessments are needed?

UbD Learning Plan (Stage 3)

What instruction is needed to equip students to meet this standard?

What learning experiences will help learners acquire the knowledge and skills, make meaning of the important ideas and equip them to transfer their learning?

Next Steps ...

Inroductory/review sessions for all staff

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Atlas Implementation

Essential Questions

Authentic Assessment

Why?Not compliance...

We are already on the road...we are just ensuring we continue to head in the

right direction.