The Design Process

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The Design Process

• By Bobby Baker

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Where do teachers begin the Ubd Process?

• Begin with content standards.
• Consider the desired real world applications.
  (see Rum War at Sea).
• Begin with a key resource or favorite activity.
• Begin with key assessment.
• Begin with an existing unit.

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What about existing designs?

• UbD design provides a framework for improving
  existing lesson plans.
• Examples of a social studies unit.
• Fig 11.2 Original Unit
• Fig 11.3 Original Unit in the UbD template
• Fig 11.4 Revised Unit using backward design

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Unavoidable dilemmas in design

• Each design is different.
• Big Ideas and transfer versus specific
  knowledge and skill.
• Complex, realistic, and messy performance
  versus efficient and sound tests.
• Teachers control versus learner control of work.
• Direct versus constructionist approaches.

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Dilemmas continued.

• Depth versus breath of knowledge.
• Competence versus real challenges.
• Uniform versus personalized work.
• Effective versus engaging.
• Simplified versus simplistic.
• A well crafted plan versus appropriate
  flexibility.
• A great individual unit versus larger goals and
  other designs.

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Advice for dilemmas

• Aggressively seek feedback as you work.
• Build a feedback form for students.
• Making adjustments with colleagues.

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