Understanding by Design works!

The passion in this curriculum writing workshop is amazing! Everyone is so excited. One writer just exclaimed, "I have never been in a writing workshop where I know what I am doing on the second day! I have the vision. I can see it!" I was so inspired by her energy and passion I had to post it on my blog.

Her excitement and vision, I know, is because we are developing this curriculum using Understanding by Design. By unpacking the objectives, then developing the culminating events, really put the unit in perspective. You see the end and how to get the kids there.

This is excellent!

Wondering what Understanding by Design is? Check out these resources:

• http://www.grantwiggins.org/documents/UbDQuikvue1005.pdf
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cagh0H7PPA
• http://www.ascd.org/ASCD/pdf/siteASCD/publications/UbD_WhitePaper0312.pdf
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4isSHf3SBuQ

If you are in Baltimore County, ask your administrator if they have a copy of Understanding by Design by Wiggins and McTighe.