by Eduplanet21 | Oct 30, 2018 | Curriculum Design, Instructional Practices
As we’ve discussed in the past, Jay McTighe’s transfer goals are an excellent representation of what it means to put Understanding by Design (UbD) principles into action. McTighe provides examples of suggested transfer goals for several different disciplines.Taking a...
by Eduplanet21 | Oct 25, 2018 | Curriculum Design
Transfer goals are an incredibly important part of creating a meaningful curriculum plan that will help your students achieve long-term success. Jay McTighe, author of the award-winning book Understanding by Design®, discusses the importance of transfer goals at...
by Eduplanet21 | Sep 25, 2018 | Curriculum Design
The prefix macro comes from the ancient Greek prefix makros, meaning “large” or “long.” We are probably more familiar with its paired prefix of micro, which means “small.” After all, we have microscopes, microwaves, microphones,...
by Eduplanet21 | Sep 20, 2018 | Curriculum Design, Instructional Leadership
On the surface, Understanding by Design® (UbD) and Differentiated Instruction (DI) can look like conflicting frameworks. After all, UbD is all about creating a plan that will uphold standards across the board while DI is about creating different delivery methods for...
by Eduplanet21 | Aug 16, 2018 | Curriculum Design, Instructional Practices
It’s been a powerful shift seeing districts, and public and private schools, opt to design their own curriculum rather than beholden to textbook publishers. But as we all know, with great power comes great responsibility. The best intentions could easily go...
