UNDERSTANDINGUNDERSTANDING

BACKWARD BACKWARD DESIGN DESIGN

WORKSHOPWORKSHOP

UBD 101UBD 101

AGENDAAGENDA8:30-9ish: Housekeeping – sign in; voucher; agenda

9:00-9:15: Anticipatory Set

9:15-9:30: Big Ideas – independent look @ your course

9:30-9:45: Look @ template for Unit Plan Design

9:45-10:00: Break (Healthy Snacks)

10:00-11:00: Essential Questions and Enduring Understanding

11:00-11:15: Pair share

11:15-11:45: Break (Food for Thought)

11:45-12:00: Unit Plan Design

12:00-1:00: Independent work on Unit Plans

1:00-1:30: It’s a Rap; Closure; Critiques

1:30: Dismiss

“There’s gold underneath

those layers”

• Keep in mind:

• 1. You are a work in progress. Be patient it takes time to master.

• 2. Creativity is untidy and unnerving.

• 3. The ability to stay focused in the midst of change is a hallmark of maturity.

What is your What is your perception of UBD?perception of UBD?

The Big IdeasThe Big Ideas

Defined: Refers to transferable concepts, principles, and theories that should serve as the focal point or heart of the curricula, instruction,

assessment. There is an interrelationship among the Enduring Understanding and the Essential

Questions.

Senior HealthSenior Health

1 marking period1 marking period

Big Ideas: Big Ideas:

1. Assessing Personal Wellness1. Assessing Personal Wellness

2. Healthy vs Dysfunctional 2. Healthy vs Dysfunctional FamiliesFamilies

3. Building Healthy and 3. Building Healthy and Friendships and Dating Friendships and Dating

RelationshipsRelationships

4. Marriage and Parenting4. Marriage and Parenting

5. Family Planning5. Family Planning

6. Disease Prevention and 6. Disease Prevention and ControlControl

Examples of Essential Examples of Essential QuestionsQuestions

World Language:

What are the major cultural differences between Americans and Latin

Americans in terms of hospitality and acceptance?

Examples of Essential Examples of Essential QuestionsQuestions

Health: Why are there so many health problems caused by poor nutrition despite all of the available information about healthful eating?

Examples of Examples of Essential Essential QuestionsQuestions

History:When was the Magna Carta

signed?

Examples of Essential Examples of Essential QuestionsQuestions

• Language Arts: How does literature reveal the values of a given culture or time period?

Examples of Examples of Essential QuestionsEssential Questions

Math:

By what axioms are we able to prove the

Pythagorean theorem?

Examples of Essential Examples of Essential QuestionsQuestions

Art:Why has nature inspired so many artists over time?

It’s a RapIt’s a RapQuestions? Concerns? Critiques