1. Understanding by Design (UbD) & Differentiated Instruction (DI)
The Logic of Combining
Understanding by Design (UbD)
&
Differentiated Instruction (DI)

2. Teachers consistently attend to 4 elements
Whom they teach (students)
Where they teach (learning environment)
What they teach (content)
How they teach (instruction)

3. UbD Focus What we teach How we teach A Curriculum Design Model
What assessment evidence we need to collect
How we teach
Particularly ways of teaching for student UNDERSTANDING
A Curriculum Design Model

4. DI Focus Whom we teach Where we teach How we teach
Teachers must use processes and procedures that ensure effective learning for VARIED individuals
Instructional Design Model

5. Simply put…
Quality classrooms evolve around powerful curriculum that works for all students!
Quality Curriculum
Quality Instruction +