Using Understanding by Design by Victoria Ekk https://padlet.com/vekk/wr5hs9oxdwni Made with an open mind en-us 2018-12-03 14:52:24 UTC 2025-05-11 19:58:41 UTC hello@padlet.com Walking in the Why vekk https://padlet.com/vekk/wr5hs9oxdwni/wish/310438389
  1. Take two minutes to jot down your memory of a favorite lesson. What worked well?  How did your students benefit from their learning?
  2. Turn and talk-- share your memory with the person next to you. Are there some common strategies or results?

]]> 2018-12-03 14:56:33 UTC https://padlet.com/vekk/wr5hs9oxdwni/wish/310438389 Norms vekk https://padlet.com/vekk/wr5hs9oxdwni/wish/310442118
  • Step Up/Step Down
  • Be Fully Present and Prepared
  • Assume Positive Intentions
  • Keep Each Other in the Risk Zones
  • Maintain Confidentiality
  • Trust the Process
  • Have a Growth Mindset
  • Begin and End on Time
    • ]]>     2018-12-03 15:01:48 UTC https://padlet.com/vekk/wr5hs9oxdwni/wish/310442118     Why UbD? vekk https://padlet.com/vekk/wr5hs9oxdwni/wish/310442444
    Understanding by Design® offers:
    • Effective curriculum development [that] reflects a three-stage design process called "backward design" that delays the planning of classroom activities until goals have been clarified and assessments designed. This process helps to avoid the twin problems of "textbook coverage" and "activity-oriented" teaching, in which no clear priorities and purposes are apparent

    More information below:

    ]]>     2018-12-03 15:02:20 UTC https://padlet.com/vekk/wr5hs9oxdwni/wish/310442444     Why are we adopting this framework to guide how we plan what we teach?Because UbD: vekk https://padlet.com/vekk/wr5hs9oxdwni/wish/310445659
  • Is adopted by MA DESE 
  • Published model curriculum units are provided
  • Results in improved student: 
    • Cognitive engagement
    • Academic achievement
  • Helps tie all our initiatives together

    • ]]>     2018-12-03 15:07:26 UTC https://padlet.com/vekk/wr5hs9oxdwni/wish/310445659     UbD and EduPlanet 21-- How Do I Access the Platform? vekk https://padlet.com/vekk/wr5hs9oxdwni/wish/310446262
  • EduPlanet21 training-- Access the UbD units here!
  • Go to: 

    • ]]>     2018-12-03 15:08:26 UTC https://padlet.com/vekk/wr5hs9oxdwni/wish/310446262     UbD and EduPlanet 21 -- Use the Platform Pathways! vekk https://padlet.com/vekk/wr5hs9oxdwni/wish/310446495 Find the pathway to the UbD modules. They are: 
    • FREE!
    • You can learn at your own pace
    • You can create a cohort of your peers to discuss what your learn online
    • You earn 18 PDPs!  
    • You can ride the UbD train first class, or you can run after it!!!
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