UNDERSTANDING BACKWARD DESIGN WORKSHOP UBD 101

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UNDERSTANDING BACKWARD DESIGN WORKSHOPUBD
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AGENDA
830-9ish Housekeeping sign in voucher
agenda 900-915 Anticipatory Set 915-930
Big Ideas independent look _at_ your course
930-945 Look _at_ template for Unit Plan
Design 945-1000 Break (Healthy
Snacks) 1000-1100 Essential Questions and
Enduring Understanding 1100-1115 Pair
share 1115-1145 Break (Food for
Thought) 1145-1200 Unit Plan
Design 1200-100 Independent work on Unit
Plans 100-130 Its a Rap Closure
Critiques 130 Dismiss
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Theres gold underneath those layers
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What is your perception of UBD?

• Keep in mind
• 1. You are a work in progress. Be patient it
  takes time to master.
• 2. Creativity is untidy and unnerving.
• 3. The ability to stay focused in the midst of
  change is a hallmark of maturity.

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The Big Ideas

• Defined Refers to transferable concepts,
  principles, and theories that should serve as the
  focal point or heart of the curricula,
  instruction, assessment. There is an
  interrelationship among the Enduring
  Understanding and the Essential Questions.

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Senior Health1 marking period Big Ideas1.
Assessing Personal Wellness 2. Healthy vs
Dysfunctional Families 3. Building Healthy and
Friendships and Dating Relationships 4.
Marriage and Parenting5. Family Planning 6.
Disease Prevention and Control
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Examples of Essential Questions

• World Language
• What are the major cultural differences between
  Americans and Latin Americans in terms of
  hospitality and acceptance?

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Examples of Essential Questions

• Health Why are there so many health problems
  caused by poor nutrition despite all of the
  available information about healthful eating?

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Examples of Essential Questions

• History
• When was the Magna Carta signed?

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Examples of Essential Questions

• Language Arts How does literature reveal the
  values of a given culture or time period?

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Examples of Essential Questions

• Math
• By what axioms are we able to prove the
  Pythagorean theorem?

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Examples of Essential Questions

• ArtWhy has nature inspired so many artists over
  time?

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Its a Rap

• Questions? Concerns? Critiques