One of the greatest challenges of planning a course for the first time, or making substantial revisions, is what content to cover. Before my introduction to the principles of backward design, I would ...
It’s easy to switch into automatic pilot mode when it comes to planning a course. It goes something like this: (1) we look at the topic of the course we’re ...
Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Backward Design; Understanding Understanding; Gaining Clarity on Our Goals; The Six Facets of Understanding; Essential Questions: Doorways to Understanding; ...