Backwards Design Warm Up

What is the name for the process of starting lesson/unit planning by first thinking about the desired results from students? (Check all that apply)

• Backwards Planning/ Design

• Leader in Me

• The Aristotelian Pedagogy

• Understanding by Design

Although some teachers have been using this approach for centuries, who created a framework called Understanding by Design to help educators focus on student learning objectives?

• Stephanie Mann and Daneke Callahan

• Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins

• Jennifer Gonzalez

• Jim Fay

What is the recommended three-step planning order recommended by Wiggins and McTighe? In other words, where should you start when planning?

• 1. 1. Instructional Activities

  2. 2. Learning Objectives

  3. 3. Assessment

• 1. 1. Assessment

  2. 2. Instructional Activities.

  3. 3. Learning Objectives

• 1. 1. Learning Objectives

  2. 2. Assessment

  3. 3. Instructional Activities

For MOST classes taught at the Academy, where should a teacher go first when determining learning objectives?

• Our favorite things to teach in our subject

• Colorado Academic Standards

• My subject's national association (NCTE, NCTM, NSTA, etc.)

• My textbook

After identifying learning objectives, it is important to create your learning assessment because...

• It helps you design your instruction in a way that prepares students for the assessment.

• It keeps the standards for the unit in the forefront of your mind.

• It creates more intentionality around the planning process

• All of the above