Submitted by Evie Dorsey (not verified) on May 29, 2006 - 17:02.
"Understanding by Design" by Grant Wiggins for our school, St. Alcuin Montessori School, Dallas, Texas, has provided the 'how.' Some of our teachers are Montessori teachers, who are familiar with the project-based learning, but not structure and assessment; and others are traditional in approach. The concepts in "Understanding by Design" have given us common language and goals and unified our approaches for the students. The Unit template creates facile parameters to include details or related threads related to an over-arching question, or essential question. Rubicon atlas has provided us with a digital tool to connect the curricula of all the teachers and makes clear the areas of common learning thereby creating interdisciplinary projects with the corresponding standards covered. Assessment is rubric based. Really helpful tools.
"Understanding by Design" by
Submitted by Evie Dorsey (not verified) on May 29, 2006 - 17:02.
"Understanding by Design" by Grant Wiggins for our school, St. Alcuin Montessori School, Dallas, Texas, has provided the 'how.' Some of our teachers are Montessori teachers, who are familiar with the project-based learning, but not structure and assessment; and others are traditional in approach. The concepts in "Understanding by Design" have given us common language and goals and unified our approaches for the students. The Unit template creates facile parameters to include details or related threads related to an over-arching question, or essential question. Rubicon atlas has provided us with a digital tool to connect the curricula of all the teachers and makes clear the areas of common learning thereby creating interdisciplinary projects with the corresponding standards covered. Assessment is rubric based. Really helpful tools.