Curriculum+design+method

=**Understanding by Design**= "To begin with the end in mind means to start with a clear understanding of your destination. It means to know where you're going so that you better understand where you are now so that the steps you take are always in the right direction". (Covey, //The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, 1989, p.98)//

// Northcote High School has used the curriculum design method known as 'Understanding by Design'(UbD) as the starting point in creating rigorous and engaging curriculum that focuses on understanding and leads to improved student performance. Devised by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe, this method is also known as 'backward design'. It is a three stage process. //

// Stage 1 of UbD requires teachers to determine the **desired results** for that unit of work. It "presents a purpose for learning, determining challenging learning goals" (engage domain). // // Stage 2 of UbD requires teachers to determine the **assessment evidence** to "make assessment and performance requirements clear" (engage domain). // // Stage 3 of UbD requires teachers to determine the **learning plan** to "structure tasks, elicit students prior knowledge and support them to make connections to past learning experience" (engage domain). //