| Understanding by Design, Expanded 2nd Edition |  | Authors: Grant Wiggins, Jay McTighe
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Edition: Expanded 2nd
Pages: 384
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Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8.1 x 0.6
ISBN: 0131950843
Dewey Decimal Number: 375.001
EAN: 9780131950849
ASIN: 0131950843
Publication Date: July 24, 2005
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The highly anticipated second edition of Understanding by Design poses the core, essential questions of understanding and design, and provides readers with practical solutions for the teacher-designer. The book opens by analyzing the logic of backward design as an alternative to coverage and activity-oriented plans. Though backward from habit, this approach brings more focus and coherence to instruction. The book proposes a multifaceted approach, with the six “facets” of understanding. The facets combine with backward design to provide a powerful, expanded array of practical tools and strategies for designing curriculum, instruction, and assessments that lead students at all grade levels to genuine understanding. The second edition, a refined work, has been thoroughly and extensively revised, updated, and expanded, including improvement of the UbD Template, the key terms of UbD, dozens of worksheets, and some of the larger concepts. The authors have successfully put together a text that demonstrates what best practice in the design of learning looks like, enhancing for its audience their capability for creating more engaging and effective learning, whether the student is a third grader, a college freshman, or a faculty member.
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 Directly applicable tools May 22, 2010
Helene Martin (Seattle, WA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a Career and Technical Education instructor (Vocational Ed in some states), I haven't had to go through the traditional education school path. I feel very fortunate that this book was my formal introduction to deliberate curriculum design. The authors provide a lot of ready-to-use tools for instructional unit design and present a streamlined approach to getting the most out of contact hours with students. Backward design has informed my practice in my first year of teaching and I feel students have benefitted. Highly recommended for instructors who don't have existing curriculum support and who want to take the time to craft meaningful learning experiences for their students.
Great Book! April 26, 2010
Lana A. Lacanfora (USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I purchased this book for a graduate class. This is by far the most well written and enlightening book I've ever read on the subject of teaching. The Six Facets of Understanding, in my opinion, are a better approach than Bloom's Taxonomy. The writers have a talent for deeply explaining information and making sure the reader understands what is being said. Buy this book and you will not be disappointed.
Good Textbook November 21, 2009
Brittany J. Mazzola (Muncie, IN)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Be prepared to shift your lesson planning schema!
This book takes an entirely new approach to planning lessons and units.
It focuses on the big picture with what they call "enduring understandings."
I highly recommend this for someone who may feel like they are in a teaching rut.
I know that this book is commonly being used in schools across the midwest.
Arrived Quickly! October 28, 2009
Heather M. Ouellette
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am very pleased with the quick shipment of this book. It came to me looking like it might have been opened a few times. I am happy I purchased it from Amazon!
Lesson Planning Essential September 12, 2009
Tworivers Chen
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Understanding by Design is a common sense approach to planning balanced lessons. Starting with a standards-based assessment as the foundation for a unit helps define learning goals and improves instruction. This is a teacher's reference desk "must have."
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