1. Backward Design

2. Backward Design is a process of lesson planning created by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe and introduced in Understanding by Design (1998).
This lesson design process concentrates on developing the lesson in a different order than in traditional lesson planning.
3. How is it different?
Traditional
Goals & objectives
Activities
Assessments
Backward Design
Goals & objectives
Assessments
Activities
4. Identify desired results.
Set the vision. Focus on the big ideas.

Create a shared vision.

5. Departmental activities to focus on 6. Enduring Understandings 7. Standards (national, state, district) 8. Essential Questions