UNDERSTANDING BY DESIGN

GSSD Coaches

Susan Muir & Andrea Hnatiuk

Learning Target

1 What will I be able to do when I've finished the lesson?

I can begin my learning journey on understanding by design.

2. What is important for me to learn and understand?

I must learn and understand that understanding by design is a multifaceted and complex process.

3. What will I do to show that I understand the target and how well will I have to do it?  

I can show I understand the target by appreciating that this is a shift in teaching and learning. 

Understanding

• What does it mean to understand?

6 Facets of UnderstandingExplanation Sophisticated explanation and theories

Explain, teach, examples, connection, describe, prove

Interpretation Narratives, translations, metaphors, etc. that provide meaningInterpret, make sense of, provide analogy, show importance

Application Ability to effectively apply knowledge in a variety of contextsApply, demonstrate, design, invent

Perspective Critical and insightful points of view. Recognize the significance of ideasAnalyze, viewpoint, compare and contrast, critique

Empathy Ability to see things from other points of viewWalk in the shoes of, experience, common understanding

Self-Knowledge Deeply aware of own boundaries and ability to recognize the limits of othersPrejudice, identify the lens through which you view

How do we get to deeper understanding?• Establish routines and procedures• Know your students – learning styles• Create a supportive learning environment• Own student success – all students experience success• Know curriculum outcomes• Target learning opportunities based on data• Plan collaborative learning opportunities• Instruction is tied to outcomes• Provide multiple pathways to achieve outcomes –

modality of learning• Assessment is part of learning

Differentiated Instruction

Deeper Understanding Structure

•Big Ideas•Essential Questions•Outcomes•Assessment•Learning Plan

Big Ideas

What will the students remember for:

• 40 seconds?• 40 minutes?• 40 years?

The 40 years are the BIG IDEAS!

Essential Questions

• Are arguable and important to argue about.• Are at the heart of the subject.• Recur in professional work, adult life, as well as classroom inquiry.

• Raise more questions-provoking and sustaining engaged inquiry.

• Often raise important conceptual or philosophical issues.

Outcomes• Depth and breadth of what the student will be able to

KNOW, UNDERSTAND, and DO

Assessment Evidence

Observations

Conversations Products

Learning Plan

•Differentiated Instruction•Response to Intervention•Assessment•Technology Integration•First Nation and Metis ways of knowing

Learning Target

1 What will I be able to do when I've finished the lesson?

I can begin my learning journey on understanding by design.

2. What is important for me to learn and understand?

I must learn and understand that understanding by design is a multifaceted and complex process.

3. What will I do to show that I understand the target and how well will I have to do it?  

I can show I understand the target by appreciating that this is a shift in teaching and learning. 

3 – 2 – 1

The Presentation• Learning Targets – students aware of what they will be

learning and why, they are involved in the learning process

• Think-Write-View-Share – activate prior knowledge, collaboration, co-constructing knowledge (individual, pair, small group, large group)

• Concept Attainment – matching• Narratives to enhance learning – thinking probe,

analogy, connecting• Direct Instruction – • Assessment – 3-2-1• Learning Styles/Modality Preferences – visual, auditory,

kinesthetic, analytical, creative, practical