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    The understanding by design guide to creating high-quality units / Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe.

    • Title:The understanding by design guide to creating high-quality units / Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe.
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    • Author/Creator:Wiggins, Grant P., 1950-
    • Other Contributors/Collections:McTighe, Jay.
    • Published/Created:Alexandria, Va. : ASCD, ©2011.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Curriculum planning--United States.
      Curriculum-based assessment--United States.
      Learning.
      Comprehension.
    • Medical Subjects: Learning
    • Description:122 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.
    • Summary:This guide is intended for K-16 educators either individuals or groups who may have received some training in Understanding by Design and want to continue their work independently; those who've read Understanding by Design and want to design curriculum units but have no access to formal training; graduate and undergraduate students in university curriculum courses; and school and district administrators, curriculum directors, and others who facilitate Understanding by Design work with staff. Users can go through the modules in sequence or skip around, depending on their previous experience with UbD and their preferred curriculum design style or approach. Unit creation, planning, and adaptation are easier than ever with the accompanying downloadable resources, including the Understanding by Design template set up as a fillable PDF form, additional worksheets, examples, and FAQs about the module topics that speak to Understanding by Design novices and veterans alike.
    • Notes:"A companion to The understanding by design guide to advanced concepts in creating and reviewing units"--Cover.
      Includes bibliographical references.
    • ISBN:9781416611493 (pbk. : alk. paper)
      1416611495 (pbk. : alk. paper)
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: Module A Big Ideas of UbD
      Module B UbD Template
      Module C Starting Points
      Module D Developing an Initial Unit Sketch
      Module E Different Types of Learning Goals
      Module F Essential Questions and Understandings
      Module G Determining Evidence of Understanding and Developing Assessment Tasks
      Module H Learning for Understanding.
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