1. Backwards Design

2. Activity-Oriented Teaching Many teachers engage in “activity-oriented” teaching.

3. Activity-Oriented Teaching Many teachers engage in “activity-oriented” teaching. Select Activities

4. Activity-Oriented Teaching Many teachers engage in “activity-oriented” teaching. Select Activities Develop Assessments

5. Activity-Oriented Teaching Many teachers engage in “activity-oriented” teaching. Select Activities Develop Assessments Identify Results

6. Activity-Oriented Teaching No clear priorities or purposes No clear connections between lessons or units Select Activities Develop Assessments Identify Results

7. Backwards Design Teacher as the designer of student learning. A planning sequence for curriculum. Metaphors Web design Automotive design Garden design

8. Backwards Design Identify Desired Results

9. Backwards Design Identify Desired Results What should students know, understand, and be able to do? What enduring understandings are desired? Consider Big Ideas Examine content standards (district, state & nat.) Teacher/students interests

10. Backwards Design Identify Desired Results Determine Acceptable Evidence

11. Backwards Design Identify Desired Results Determine Acceptable Evidence How will we know if students have achieved the desired results and met the standards? Consider a range of assessment methods: Performance tasks / Projects Quizzes, tests Observations, work samples, dialogues Student self assessment

12. Backwards Design Identify Desired Results Determine Acceptable Evidence Plan Learning Experiences and Instruction

13. Backwards Design Identify Desired Results Determine Acceptable Evidence Plan Learning Experiences and Instruction What activities will equip students with the needed knowledge and skills? What materials and resources are best suited to accomplish these goals?

14. Backwards Design Identify Desired Results Determine Acceptable Evidence Plan Learning Experiences and Instruction Select Activities Develop Assessments Identify Results Activity-Oriented Teaching

15. Backwards Design We will want to see evidence that you are using this approach in your lesson and unit planning. First stage: Establishing Goals Identifying Big Ideas Experiences, Patterns and Explanations Examining Standards