One of the greatest challenges of planning a course for the first time, or making substantial revisions, is what content to cover. Before my introduction to the principles of backward design, I would ...

Earlier this summer I discussed the idea of backward design, which comes from Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe’s excellent book Earlier this summer I discussed the idea of backward design, which comes ...

Ashley Wiersma is a doctoral c andidate in the department of history at Michigan State University. You can follow her on twitter at @throughthe_veil. “A synthesis of cognitive research endorses the ...

Understanding by Design (UbD) is a framework for guiding curriculum,instruction, and assessment, with the end goal of student understanding: the ability to make meaning from “big ideas.” Defined STEM ...