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Backwards design focuses on the "end goal" or what students should be expected to know. Instruction shifts from being "content-based" to a more "result-based" approach

1. Identify Key Results
- Teachers review standards students are expected to meet and finds way to implement cross-circular units

2. Evidence of Learning
- Teachers should assess students based on practical applications of the content learned

3. Designing the Content for Instruction
- Teachers should design instruction that gives students a practical view (or relation) to the subject matter

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Backwards design attempts to keep teachers in line with the expectations of state standards. There are three components. Of which can be summarized in the following way:

1. Identify the desired results; keep the end goal and the learners.

2. Find evidence of learning; do so creating purposeful and well-planned assessments.

3. Create the instructional plan; use a diverse set of reliable resources that will teach your students something new.

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Backwards design was made so we can get our point across to the student and make sure they re really having the tools they need tolerant the clear objective. we are focusing on the skill they need to be learning by the end of the lesson.
Identify the desired results

Identify evidence of learning

Design the instructional plan

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1. Identifying Desired Results- Creating an assessment
2. Evidence of learning- interviews, reflections, quizzes
3. Designing the Content for Instruction-results

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Backward design is a method that allows educators want to achieve an end goal for a certain unit or curriculum
1. Identify the desired results by assessing what the goal is, gathering the proper tools, and having an assessment.
2. Identify evidence of learning by assesing students if they have achieved those goals by providing quizzes, one-on-one etc.
3. Design the instructional plan by putting it all together

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Backwards design is the process of understanding what the end goal is for students and working backwards to see what is the most effective way getting them there.
Step one starts with identify what standards need to be met and what skills need to be achieved to meet the standards.
Step 2 is to look for ways to evaluate students understanding of concepts. Find ways that students will be assessed during this process and how can we check to see if they have mastered skills needed.
Step 3 is finally to design a lesson in which you will bring students to this end goal. What is the road map you will use to help students reach understanding.

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There are three steps in backwards design and they are:
1. Identify the desired results
2. Identify evidence of learning
3. Design the instructional plan

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In order to implement backwards planning in our curriculum, we need to begin at the end goal; what we want our students to walk away from this class with. Once we have established the destination, we can begin to plot our route.

Once we know where we're going, we can work on figuring out what we will need to get there. Advanced concepts are often needed and so lessons should be planned to teach these concepts. After the advanced concepts, we can begin to break these down into basic foundational concepts and this is where our lesson designs should begin.

During our lesson designs, we need to ask ourselves how we intend to evaluate our teaching. What assessments should we be using for each concept we are teaching? How long should we spend focusing on each concept? What additional tools or resources can we include with these lessons?

If we can do this, we can create a system of design where we often do not forget to include anything that is necessary to reach our end goals for our class.

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Backwards design is when you are planning a lesson, the first thing you have in mind is your end goal. Then, as you have your end goal in mind, you work from there to see what you need and what your process will be to get to that end goal.
Steps:
1. Identify desired result- What is the end goal and what knowledge and skills are needed to get there
2. Identify evidence of learning- Assess your students learning as you go through your lesson
3. Design the Instructional plan- Tailor the instructional strategies that you will be using to your students

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Backwards Design is...
1. Identify desired results
2. Identify evidence of learning
3. Design the instructional plan
This design it to have the goal on the forefront rather than the tail end of lesson planning. keeping the goal in mind in the begging helps educator find things to meet those goals to put into a lesson. Formal assessments is one of the key factors that the backwards design relies upon for guiding the teacher. It's not necessarily all about content based teaching but rather skills based.

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Backward Design identity's desired results, determines acceptable evidence and planning learning experiences and instruction.
First, learning the standards

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Backwards design is in the name it requires the teacher to think of what the goal is that he/she want to achieve in the classroom.

The three steps are:

1. Identify the desired results

2. Identify evidence of learning

3. Design the instructional plan

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Backwards Design focuses on starting with knowing what you want your students to learn by the end of the lesson or school year. The three steps to Backwards Design are:

1. Identify the desired results

2. Identify evidence of learning

3. Design the instructional plan

By knowing your goals for student learning while lesson planning, your mindset can change from strictly content-based lessons to result-based lesson planning.

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Backwards design is first pinpointing what it is you want the students to gain from the lesson and then building the lesson around that goal. It is a "result focused approach" focusing on district and standard results.

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Figure out where you want to go with the students and build the scaffolding to get you there, overall. The three steps are identify the results, figure out evidence, design the instructional plan.

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Backwards design is the process of starting with what your desired outcome is and then building up to that outcome.
The three stages to the process of backwards design are:

1. Identify the desired results

2. Identify evidence of learning

3. Design the instructional plan

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Backward design is when the educator plans the lesson or course based on the end results first. They start with the outcome then everything follows.

1. Identify the desired results

2. Identify evidence of learning

3. Design the instructional plan

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Backwards design is built so with what we want the students to learn comes first, and then building the instruction around it by providing content and evidence that lead the student towards that knowledge acquisition.

1. Identify the desired results

2. Identify evidence of learning

3. Design the instructional plan

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With backwards design, a teacher focuses on the end results that they want from their lesson/activity, and uses that to end goal to develop their plan and teach their lesson.
1.) Identify Desired Results
2.) Evidence of Learning
3.) Designing the Content for Instruction

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Backwards design is creating a lesson plan that focus on the end goal. It stems from what the educator has planned for the students to achieve then dives into the stats of the learning. These stats are to analyze if the students understood the lesson and what needs to be presented in a better format. Here the educator can use technology-base resources to focus on the skills the students may need more information on.

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If teachers focus on the desired learning then the appropriate teaching methods will follow. Backwards design focuses on the destination and then plans the route there.
1. review the leaning standards that are required by the end of the class year then come up with multiple ways for students to fulfill this and try to integrate technology into the lesson.
2.Create assessments that focus on the skills required to meet your learning goals and not just on content memorization.
3.Don't be bound to just teach by the text book, pull in technology and other diverse ways for all your students to reach the goal.

This means that as teachers, we need to focus on content but also on its practical application.

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Backwards design is creating a lesson plan with the end result in mind rather than planning the lesson from start to finish. The first step is discerning what lessons the students will need to maintain long term.The second step is finding ways to discern if learning is taking place. Finally, you can begin to plan the content for the instruction. Working backwards can help plan lessons systematically in order to "keep your eye on the prize."

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Backward design is starting with the big idea/end goal first and designing around that.

The first step is to identify the desired result.
Secondly, decide how to assess whether the results were learned.
Thirdly, design the pieces needed to teach the ideas.

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Identify the desired results

Identify evidence of learning
Design the instructional plan

It is about starting with the standards and working backwards from there! Consider the standards, then the assessments, then the necessary skills. (then dance)

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The backwards design is thinking about planning in a backwards way. Instead of starting with the steps of a lesson you begin with thinking about the learning end goal. This would be beneficial because as you plan you already have the end goal in mind. This way you have a clear objective to work towards.

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Backwards design is the process in which as teachers, we focus on the "end goal." This results in a more result-focused approach as opposed to a content-focused approach. As stated in the article, we focus on the destination then the route as opposed to vice versa. The steps are as follows:
1. Identify the desired results
2. Look for evidence of learning
3. Designing the content for instruction based off the destination

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Backwards design is the idea of picking an end goal, or result, that you as the teacher want the student to achieve. You then plan your lesson plan with that end goal in mind. This way the steps you use to get there make sense and are geared directly towards that goal.

1. Identify the desired results

2. Identify evidence of learning

3. Design the instructional plan

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Backwards design is where the teacher creates the lesson plan with the focus on the end goal for students. It answers the question, "what will students know at the end of the lesson. The three steps are:
1. Identify the desired results,
2. Identify evidence of learning,
3. Design the instructional plan.

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Backwards design is where we look at the destination we want to be at with our students and work backwards from there. Start at the end to ensure that is where you will end up. The three things were:
1. Identify Desired Results
2. Evidence of Learning
3. Designing the Content for Instruction

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Backward design is creating a lesson by first thinking about what the end results are and then determining the assessments and methods in which you want to instruct.
The steps are:

1. Identify the desired results

2. Identify evidence of learning

3. Design the instructional plan

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1. Identify the end goal first, what do you want the students to achieve.
2. How will the students be assessed.
3. How to Deliver the content.

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Backwards design is where the educator thinks first about what they want the outcome of the lesson to be, and then creates the lesson plan from there. Thinking more results-based than content-based, then going back and adding the content. Like choosing your destination before you know how you're going to get there.

1. Identify the desired results
2. Identify evidence of learning
3. Design the instructional plan

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Backwards design is geared towards teaching with the end goal in mind. Planning starts with the focus of the end product. We then choose which materials and methods to use that coincide with that goal. This method focuses on the destination and then plans the route accordingly.

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Backward design is creating a plan by starting and focusing on the end product first. The steps of backward design are:
1. Identify Desired Results

2.Evidence of Learning
3.Designing the Content for Instruction

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As teaching moves further into the 21st century it continues to evolve and change. In order to design lessons with measurable results, teachers need to shift their thinking. Collaboration, along with the integration of content and technology, are the trends that now drive most planning sessions. One useful method for planning meaningful lessons is backwards design. With it, teachers can integrate subject matter with technology and critical thinking activities. The idea behind backwards design is to teach and plan towards the "end goal" or learning point.

The premise of backwards design is simple: planning starts with the focus on the end product. As educators, we cannot decide which materials or methods to utilise during instruction until we have pinpointed specific concepts and skills we want our students to learn. By focusing on the required end result, Backwards design allows the educator to address what the student needs to learn and what data can be collected to show that the "end goal" has been achieved, while thinking about how to ensure students learn effectively.

The process is logical - if teachers focus on the desired learning then the appropriate teaching methods will follow. With backwards design, teachers shift their thinking from a content-focused design to a result-focused approach. In this way, the integration of different subject matter and the use of technology becomes organic in the design of the unit. Backwards design focuses on the destination and then plans the route, rather than the other way around.

There are three stages to the process of backwards design:

1. Identify the desired results

2. Identify evidence of learning

3. Design the instructional plan

Stage 1 - Identify Desired Results

The teacher begins by reviewing the learning standards that students are expected to meet by the end of a course or grade level. The idea is then to create a cross-curricular unit that provides students with meaningful learning opportunities, enhancing their understanding of each topic and the use of technology within both realms. The teacher must first identify the priorities within both subjects, selecting those enduring concepts that need to be attained for the long term.

The next step is to put together a list of the essential knowledge, skills, and concepts that students need to learn during a specific unit. Using this information, the teacher can then create a final assessment, which can be used to measure to what degree students are achieving the desired results.

Stage 2 - Evidence of Learning

In this stage, the teacher asks the question, "How do I know if students have achieved the desired results?" The key is to think as an assessor would and look for meaningful ways to evaluate student achievement. The focus is less on content coverage and more on higher level thinking skills and practical application. Using this approach, the teacher can assess student learning through formative assessments, such as one-on-one interviews, short quizzes, peer evaluation, and individual reflection.

Advocates for backwards design argue that formative assessment is extremely important to effective backward design because teachers need to know what students are or are not learning if they are going to help them achieve the goals of a unit.

Stage 3 - Designing the Content for Instruction

With clear results and methods of assessing understanding in place, the teacher can now tailor the instructional strategies to help students attain new understandings of the content. Also having done backwards design, the teacher isn't bound by the traditional textbook and can pull together different resources, such as Kognity, which does the task for you and presents the information in a better format.

At this stage, a teacher should consider some of the following key questions:

1. What key facts and concepts will students need to understand to achieve the desired results?

2. What key skills will students need in order to perform and achieve the desired results?

As teachers, you want students to learn skills that can equate to great academic results, but that can also be applied in later life. This means that as teachers, we need to focus on content but also on its practical application. Backwards design along with the use of technology within the classroom should be considered as a method for designing and analysing meaningful learning tasks that can help make this happen.

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As teaching moves further into the 21st century it continues to evolve and change. In order to design lessons with measurable results, teachers need to shift their thinking. Collaboration, along with the integration of content and technology, are the trends that now drive most planning sessions.