Transcription of Chapter 1. What Is Backward Design?
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Understanding by Designby Grant Wiggins and Jay McTigheChapter 1. What Is Backward Design? To begin with the end in mind means to start with a clear understanding of your destination. It means to know where you're going so that you better understand where you are now so that the steps you take are always in the right direction. Stephen R. Covey, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People design (vb) To have purposes and intentions; to plan and execute Oxford English DictionaryTeachers are designers. An essential act of our profession is the design of curriculum and learning experiences to meet specified purposes.
distinction between the letter and the spirit of the law, a student cannot understand the U.S. constitutional and legal system even if that student is highly knowledgeable and articulate about the facts of our history. Without a focus on linchpin ideas that have lasting value, students may be left with easily forgotten fragments of knowledge.
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