1. <Understanding by Design> by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe

Content Description: This book details the concept and method of "reverse design", emphasizing the design of the curriculum from the final learning goal.

Why you should recommend it: This book is an in-depth look at how to determine what students need to know, what concepts to understand, and what skills to be able to do, which fits very well with the philosophy of KUD.

2. <Making Thinking Visible>: How to Promote Engagement, Understanding, and Independence for All Learners? by Ron Ritchhart, Mark Church, and Karin Morrison

This book explores how visual thinking strategies can promote student engagement and understanding.

The strategies in the book help teachers design teaching objectives that students truly understand and master.

3. <Curriculum 21>: Essential Education for a Changing World, edited by Heidi Hayes Jacobs

What it's about: This book brings together essays from education experts on how to design a curriculum for the 21st century.

The ideas and strategies in this book are very helpful in defining KUD goals and designing innovative courses.

4. <The Understanding by Design Guide to Creating High-Quality Units >by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe

This is a practical guide to Understanding by Design that provides specific tools and templates to help teachers design high-quality unit courses.

Recommended reason: Very practical, help teachers to concretize KUD goals, curriculum design.

5. <Integrating Differentiated Instruction and Understanding by Design>: Connecting Content and Kids by Carol Ann Tomlinson and Jay McTighe

This book combines the concepts of differentiated teaching and understanding design, providing concrete methods and examples.

Recommended reason: To help teachers identify KUD goals while taking into account the learning needs of different students.

6. <The Differentiated Classroom>: Responding to the Needs of All Learners by Carol Ann Tomlinson

Description: This book details the concept and practice of differentiated teaching.

Recommended reasons: To help teachers better consider the individual differences of students when setting KUD goals, and to design a curriculum that meets the needs of all students.