Understanding by Design Framework

Understanding by Design Framework

1. It helps to guide curriculum, assessment and instruction.

   • Focus on teaching and assessing for understanding and learning transfer.
     • Key tenets of The UbD framework
       • It helps to enhanced the learning process since curricular planning but not as a rigid process.
       • It helps focus teaching on the student development and understanding or the ability to use content knowledge ans skills in a proper way.
       • When students demonstrate authentic performance and understanding in these six facets or indicators: -The capacity to explain -Interpret -Apply - Shift perspective -Empathize -Self-assess.
       • An efficient curriculum planning is guided by three principal stages to prevent situations in which purposes are not clear. (Desired results, Evidence and Learning Plan)
       • Teachers as coaches that check the understanding, transfer and learning to ensure that contents are successfully learned.
       • Reviews the quality and effectiveness of curriculum design units
       • It considers a continual improvement of student, teacher and the process, allowing needed adjustments in curriculum.
   • Design curriculum "backward" from those objectives.
     • The three BACKWARD DESIGN stages.
       • 1. IDENTIFY DESIRED RESULTS
         • It is based on content standards, establishes priorities and long-term performance goals. what can my learners do at the end? How learners apply and transfer what they have learned in a meaningful performance.
       • 2. DETERMINE ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE
         • Documents that validate if targeted learning has been achieved. Assess the understanding and the ability to apply learning in real situations. Includes other type of evidence such as quizzes and tests that determine the students knowledge and what they can do.
       • 3. PLAN LEARNING EXPIRIENCES AND INSTRUCTION
         • It focus in planning proper lessons and learning activities to achieve the goals of stage 1.Transfer, Meaning Making and Acquisition. Teachers give the opportunity to apply and use effectively learning in new situations. They give feedback.