Eduplanet21 Webinar - Making the Most of Understanding by Design (UbD)®

The UbD® framework consists of a three-stage backward design process for curriculum design. One of the fundamentals of a curriculum based on UbD® is alignment. All three stages of a designed unit should align not only to content standards, but also to one another.

Identify Desired Results

Take a look at your goals, examine standards you may want to align to, and review curriculum expectations.

Determine Assessment Evidence

Create assessment evidence that challenges students to demonstrate their learning and aligns to your goals in Stage 1.

Plan Learning Experiences

Design learning experiences for students to focus on the types of learning goals in Stage 1, transfer, meaning-making, and acquisition.

Jay McTighe brings a wealth of experience developed during a rich and varied career in education.

He served as director of the Maryland Assessment Consortium, a state collaboration of school districts working together to develop and share formative performance assessments.

Prior to this position, Jay was involved with school improvement projects at the Maryland State Department of Education where he helped lead Maryland’s standards-based reforms, including the development of performance-based statewide assessments. He also directed the development of the Instructional Framework, a multimedia database on teaching.

Well known for his work with thinking skills, Jay has coordinated statewide efforts to develop instructional strategies, curriculum models, and assessment procedures for improving the quality of student thinking.

In addition to his work at the state level, Jay has experience at the district level in Prince George’s County, Maryland, as a classroom teacher, resource specialist, and program coordinator. He also directed a state residential enrichment program for gifted and talented students.

Jay is an accomplished author, having co-authored 18 books, including the award-winning and best-selling Understanding by Design series with Grant Wiggins. His books have been translated into fourteen languages. Jay has also written more than 60 articles and book chapters, and been published in leading journals, including Educational Leadership (ASCD) and Education Week.

Jay received his undergraduate degree from the College of William and Mary, earned his Master’s degree from the University of Maryland, and completed post-graduate studies at The Johns Hopkins University. He was selected to participate in the Educational Policy Fellowship Program through the Institute for Educational Leadership in Washington, D.C., and served as a member of the National Assessment Forum, a coalition of education and civil rights organizations advocating reforms in national, state, and local assessment policies and practices.

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