Trailhead Learning/Introduction to Backwards Design

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Getting Started with Backwards Design for Unit Planning

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  • 15 Lessons

A Free Introductory Course

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Course Overview
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🎯 Course Objectives

What is Backwards Design?

What is backwards planning? And, how does it nurture lifelong learning?

🎯 Lesson Objective
🎥 Overview of Backwards Design
🎥 Deepening Learning with Understanding by Design
🎥 Gaining Clarity Around Your Purpose
🎬 Define your Mission

Identify Desired Results

What do we want all students to know, understand, and be able to do?

🎯 Lesson Objective
🎥 Stage 1 Overview
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🎬 Develop Your Unit Goals

Determine acceptable evidence

How will we know when students have learned? What assessments will students use to demonstrate understanding and skill development? By what criteria will they be measured?


🎯 Lesson Objective
🎬 Develop Your Assessment Plan

Plan Key Learning Experiences

What key learning events and instruction, including diagnostic and formative assessments, will provide students a path to meet the desired results you’ve identified?


🎯 Lesson Objective
🎬. Design Your Key Learning Events

Ready to Learn More?

Take the complete backwards design course to dig into:

  • Specific elements of identifying the desired results: how to unpack standards, designing and using essential questions, teaching for transferrable learning

  • Assessment: designing authentic performance tasks, ways to assess, identifying success criteria, using formatives int he classroom, feedback and reflection

  • Enhancing the overall earning plan and launching it with students

Schedule a coaching call with Devin to talk more about your specific design needs.

🎬 Complete the 1 Minute End of Course Survey
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