Do I focus on effective instructional practice or the results?
Backward Design
Backward Design
In education both teacher and learners are equally important, so learning and teaching strategies must be well-managed by every teacher. But when designing a curriculum it is necessary to organize the process correctly in order to be coherent. Method, approaches, activities and goals must be well-connected, otherwise, the goals or objectives will never be achieved.
An essential element the "Backward Design" considers for planning is the objective. Goals or objectives must be clear from the beginning to achieve them more easily and effectively. The Backward Design is a 3 stage approach that enhances results improvement and ensures that decisions are made after collecting relevant data. The three stages are:
1.- Identify desired results: to establish the objectives or goals to be achieved.
2.- Determine acceptable evidence: To collect relevant information to know exactly the starting point.
3.- Plan learning experiences and instruction: The planning process
The framework outlined in "Understanding by Design (Wiggins & McTighe, 1998) can be applied in both curriculum design and school and district improvement effort. Under this conception of planning, it is possible to identify priorities based on relevant and truthful data.
The effective instructional practices are equally important, but in order to make the correct decisions they need to be thought secondarily.
An essential element the "Backward Design" considers for planning is the objective. Goals or objectives must be clear from the beginning to achieve them more easily and effectively. The Backward Design is a 3 stage approach that enhances results improvement and ensures that decisions are made after collecting relevant data. The three stages are:
1.- Identify desired results: to establish the objectives or goals to be achieved.
2.- Determine acceptable evidence: To collect relevant information to know exactly the starting point.
3.- Plan learning experiences and instruction: The planning process
The framework outlined in "Understanding by Design (Wiggins & McTighe, 1998) can be applied in both curriculum design and school and district improvement effort. Under this conception of planning, it is possible to identify priorities based on relevant and truthful data.
The effective instructional practices are equally important, but in order to make the correct decisions they need to be thought secondarily.
