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.
How does one go about determining what is worth understanding amid a range of content standards and topics? We offer four criteria, or filters, to use in selecting ideas and processes to teach for understanding. Filter 1. To what extent does the idea, topic, or process represent a "big idea" having enduring value beyond the classroom?
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